Pastor Tony

It is said, “Accept that sorrow and strife are part of even a joyful life.” The scripture lessons for today bear witness to an acceptance of loss through faith in God. Job 1:13-15, 18-21 & 2:9-10 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a […]Read more

Someone described depression as “wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” These Scripture lessons give witness to the care an invisible God gives to the unseen wounds of the soul. Lamentation 3:19-24 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness Read more

A negotiated market is that in which the prices of goods are bargained out between buyers and sellers. Although the “wages of sin is death,” today’s scripture lessons reveal how God listens to man’s bid to be allowed to live. Genesis 18:20-33 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great Read more

Essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” The scripture readings for today confront our anger so that we might find the peace of God. Jonah 4:5-11 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he […]Read more