What a year!!! Normally we are looking back at the year just ended with fondness and looking forward with anticipation to the year that is coming. This year I think most of us are just looking forward to 2020 being in our rear-view mirror and not remembering much of this year! Yet, there are some […]Read more
Thanksgiving has always been about large family gatherings. When I was young, we had close friends who were like family and my mom and I would join them for part of the day and then go to my cousins later in the day, or vice versa! It was a day that had food, football, games, […]Read more
Natalie Sleeth was an American composer who died in 1991. In 1985 she composed what I think is an incredibly beautiful hymn. It debuted just before the death of her husband and has become a very popular song in the more liberal Christian churches. It is frequently used at Celebrations of Life services. The words Read more
Keep on casting Your bread upon the water Soon it’s gonna come back home on every wave Keep on casting Your bread upon the water Soon it’s gonna come back home on every wave Good measure pressed down Shaken together running over Soon it’s gonna come back home on every wave This chorus from a […]Read more
The calendar turns to February and my mind often turns to baseball. College baseball and softball start very soon! Spring training for the major league teams is just days away. It is both a time of familiarity and a time of newness. The uniforms and some of the faces are familiar and bring comfort or […]Read more
It seems like only yesterday we were awaiting the turn of century (yes, I know there are disputes about when it actually started ) and whether computers would continue to function once the year 2000 began! They did and life has gone on amazingly well in the intervening years! As we begin 2020 there is […]Read more
When our children were younger, we dragged them out in the cold, sometimes snowy, weather to cut down our Christmas trees! We would go to a local tree farm and traipse though the fields in search of the perfect trees. Of course, once we got the trees back home, we realized they were not perfect! […]Read more
Someone posted on Facebook recently an article about a congregation in Minneapolis who was nearing the end of their life and were defying their denominational leaders. A new pastor came in and encouraged them to reach out to the neighborhood—not to invite the people to the church. He wanted them to reach out to Read more
What an exciting month in September. It is rare that we get to celebrate milestone anniversaries! It is even more rare when multiple celebrations go off with out problems!! What a great time! It was also exciting as we begin a new year of FAITH FORMATION!! I am excited about what this year can bring […]Read more
What a busy and exciting time for Peoples!! We are gearing up for another church year, celebrating 150 years of ministry, and launching new programs to begin the next 150 years! I am excited for all that is going on here at Peoples and am honored to be part of the evolving and growing ministry! […]Read more