Dear Church Family, The last time we had a business meeting was in January.  Then the pandemic hit and changed many things in our personal lives, professional lives and also in our church.   We missed the business meetings in March and July, so it was a relief that we were able to hold our first [...]

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday I was surprised with a gift marking Clergy Appreciation Month.  I am truly thankful and humbled by this monetary gift.  I know that in most congregations there is usually a significant majority that truly appreciate their pastor.  But I also know that there is always some who don’t feel [...]

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday we broached the subject of “Spiritual Gifts” or as the Apostle Paul calls them in our scripture passage last week, “Gifts of Grace.” Just to recap we learned a few things; What is a spiritual gift? (and what it is not) Does every believer have a spiritual gift? (the [...]

Dear Church Family, What a blessing it was to join together with many in our church family around the Lord’s table yesterday.  It was however, somewhat bittersweet as others in our congregation could not be there due to the Covid-19 issue.  You were missed. We paused in our sermon series to hear a communion message [...]

Dear Church Family, This Sunday we’ll be joining our hearts together as we partake of the Lord’s Supper.  This will be our first time to commune together around the Lord’s table since we re-gathered as a congregation in June, and the last time was in March when we did it “virtually.”  It’s long overdue.  When [...]

Dear Church Family, One of my favorite hymns is; “Standing On The Promises” which was the focus of the sermon last Sunday and will be this Sunday as well.  All of us have times in our lives when we face a crisis or problem and it seems larger than we can possibly bear.  Some of [...]

Dear Church Family, In the next few weeks we will be closing out our series; Christ in You, The Hope of Glory.”  We’ll conclude with a deep dive into understanding what the Bible says about spiritual gifts.  Next to views of the “end times,” spiritual gifts is one of the most misunderstood areas in the [...]

Dear Church Family, “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day….”  It’s another rainy day today and it appears it will last for the next 24 hours at least.  But at least the NFL football season begins this week AND the Cubs are still in first place in their division! Well enough of trivial things.  [...]

Dear Church Family, It’s the first of September and school has begun and summer is over.  Soon we’ll see the weather change, getting cooler, leaves changing colors (and falling).  Eventually, as time marches on, we’ll see a resolution to the Covid-19 pandemic and hopefully things will “return to normal” at church.  Time will tell.  But [...]

Dear Church Family, Thom Rainer is a SBC church consultant, cultural influencer, researcher, and extensive writer/author.  I recently read an article he wrote entitled; “Five Types of Church Members Who Will Not Return after the Quarantine.”  Obviously I read it with interest and came away with a sobering outlook on the future of the church.  [...]