These words of James are perhaps more on minds now than they have been for some time. At first glance, that is a very good thing. James says, “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a...
There is something both sad and ironic about intentionally creating physical separation between those in our communities. We still have other ways to connect…calls, cards, FaceTime, texts, emails, Skype, etc. However, for the follower of Christ, we desire proximity to...
In last week’s eNewsletter, Pastor Bennett shared with the congregation steps our staff has been taking to deep clean the church facility in light of COVID-19. To be sure, this intense cleaning will...
As Pastor John wrote last week, “we are in unusual times”. At least they appear unusual to us in our modern world of health care, vaccines and internet. We are connected around the world in ways we have never been before. The digital world has allowed information to...
“O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my...
It’s great to be home! I have been serving as the interim pastor of Chattanooga Valley PC for the past eight months. What a wonderful church. In addition to preaching, I also assisted the Session and the Search Committee. Their Elders are good and able men, and the Search Committee...
