[This necktie always makes an appearance on Father’s Day. It was a great day of worship as we recognized fathers and celebrated Trinity Sunday. For the sermon which focused on the mystery of the Trinity, click here  This Sunday also marked th…

     Today is Trinity Sunday. I call this Rubik’s Cube Sunday because we usually approach this Sunday thinking that the Trinity is some sort of puzzle we need to solve. How can God be one and yet known as three persons, Father, Son, and …

[Pentecost Sunday is a day that we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the church. For the sermon, click here. Praying for each other is one of the signs of the Holy Spirit in our lives. In the photo above, several lay and clergy d…

    This past winter, we had a problem with the heating in our chapel. Evidently, the air handler for that room needed a new belt. So, I called a heating/cooling company, told them that I was the pastor of the church, and asked if  someo…

[This year marked the 50th gathering of the West Ohio Conference of the UMC. Clergy and lay delegates representing our 1,000 churches gathered on the grounds of Lakeside, Ohio this week to vote on various resolutions, recognize clergy retirements, cele…

[The Sunday sermon title was “Unfinished Business.” It focused on how when Jesus ascended to his rightful throne in heaven, he entrusted his disciples to carry on his work of offering God’s healing love to the world. Of course, we also have the power o…

     In ranking the most important dates of the church calendar, Easter Sunday usually is at the top. Not far behind is Pentecost which we will celebrate next Sunday. But a case can be made for Ascension Sunday to be equally as important…

[The sermon was given by guest preacher, Naomi McDowell and was entitled, “When We Google the Church.” We were encouraged to be advocates for people in our community. Anne Stempel, a church member who passed away last year was an advocate for peop…

[We had a guest preacher! Here is the introduction that was given by Pastor Robert before she preached. “I just want to share a brief word of introduction about our guest preacher this morning, our daughter, Naomi McDowell. She and and husband, Aaron w…

[We celebrated the baptism of the Ferguson children at our 10:30 worship service. It was a very fitting day for the baptism since our Acts scripture reading shared the story of how Cornelius and his family were baptized into the Christian faith. The Sa…