Pastor Tony

Uncrushed

Time Pressure Can Squeeze the Truth, is the title of a Wall Street Journal article about how quick responses tend to be less honest. Today’s scripture readings speak about a truth from God that endures under pressure.  Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished
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Healed (12 Women Series)

Studies have shown that people who hold to some kind of faith recover more rapidly and more completely. The scripture readings for today call attention to the gift of faith that God gives us through his word and the many signs of his presence in our lives. Exodus 4:29-31Moses and Aaron brought together all the
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Trinity

A“Trinity” is a term the church uses to describe what today’s scripture readings say about God as he reveals himself to the world in three persons. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But […]
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Gifts

Gift-giving allows us to express our love to others. Found in the scriptures for this Pentecost Sunday are references to the Holy Spirit being God’s loving gift to the church. Acts 2:1-8, 38 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a […]
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