I’m looking forward to the men’s Adirondack retreat this coming weekend. I usually spend my time reading, helping some of the boys fish, canoeing and watching birds. It’s a relaxing time. So…
Book Recommendations on Dealing with Our Anger
This week’s continuation of the sermon series Kitchen Table Talks on Relationships dealt with the subject of anger in our relationships. I did not have a chance to mention the resource books…
Celebration for Mom’s 90th
Last Christmastime, my sister MarySue set this past Saturday, July 7, as the date we as an extended family would get together to celebrate Mom’s 90th birthday. Even though Mom’s actual birthday…
Recommended encouragement for couples by a fellow pastor
I’ve heard Mark O. Wilson speak. It’s a great pastor in a medium sized town in northern Wisconsin and he has many very practical ideas. This article is in Wesleyan Life online. …
Recommended Books on Respect in Relationships
In this morning’s Kitchen Table Talk about Relationships, JoAnne and I discussed how important it is to respect other people. The apostle Peter wrote us in the key verse for the morning,…
July sermons will be about relationships
Marriage has so much potential yet most marriages also experience a good deal of pain on the way to forging a better way. What are some typical causes of this pain? What…
Red Wing Baseball and Houghton
Tonight I had the privilege of attending Houghton night at Frontier field in Rochester. It was hosted by Red Wing’s Board Chairman Gary Larder who is also a member of the Houghton…
Guiding congregational prayer
Over the last several weeks, there has been more than one occasion for our church to join in united prayer as a congregation in various different ways. Some of them have been…
Applause for President Obama’s decision not to deport young illegal immigrants
I commend President Obama for his decision not to allow our government to deport the children of illegal immigrants. It is a decision long overdue. I have long held that such deportations are gravely unjust,…
June messages planned
At Community Wesleyan Church we have a simple six word motto and mission statement: Love God, Love others, Make disciples. Each of the three elements is taken directly from Jesus’ instructions to…