Events Serve Announcements Give Into God’s Embrace This Sunday we will be hearing testimonies from our 6 Confirmands. We baptize infants in order for them to be nurtured in the faith so that they will confirm their faith when they are ready. This is an adult decision. A watershed moment in their lives. Here is a testimony from a young man I will call Greg.  It was my … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give Love Never Ends Here is the 3rd in a series of personal testimonies during these 50 Great Days of Easter. This one comes from a woman I will call Esther: It has been 65 years since I have seen my mother, I remember that last morning well. It was a summer morning; I was 15 years old. I remember wearing the green and blue plaid skirt with … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give Out of the Comfort Zone and into Blessings Again, during these 50 Great Days of Easter, I am giving us testimonies from folks that I have known who were asked to respond to the question: “Who is Jesus to you?” Here is the witness from a woman I will name as Beverly:  In 2008 when my husband passed away, I remember telling him it was okay if he had to … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give His Quiet Presence Close By Our Side Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing testimonies from folks that I know about their faith. I hope that each simple and honest sharing will inspire us all to draw close to the Living Christ during these 50 Great days of Easter.  The following is from a friend whom I will call … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give Good Friday This is one of the hardest days we face in our Christian tradition. For this Good Friday, we face the fact that Jesus of Nazareth whom we name as Messiah, died. There is no getting around this fact. Jesus died. His death was not pretty. It was not meant to be pretty. For it was done by Rome.  If we have learned anything about … [Read more...]