Hello Friends, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Did you have a wonderful Christmas? Did Santa stop by your house this year? What was your favorite gift to open? What was your favorite gift to give? As we get ready to close this chapter of the year and begin a new chapter in a just a few days, there is one more thing I wish to share with you. If you have been following these posts throughout the Advent Season, then you may have noticed that we have talked about four different......

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Hello Friends, CHRISTMAS IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY!!!! Actually, it’s not a few days away….it is only THREE DAYS AWAY!!! Are you excited? The day you have been waiting for has finally arrived! The day when you get to open beautifully colored packages with ribbons and bows! The day when you get up early and stay up late examining your new gifts. The day when you gather with family and friends and possibly neighbors to have a meal together. Christmas Day is certainly filled with a lot of excitement. But we......

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Hello Friends, CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!!! Just look at the calendar! There is just a little over a week to go until Christmas. Do you have all of your Christmas shopping done? Have you found ways to put yourself on the nice list? I hope so, because the big day is almost here! You can feel the joy in the air! People are excited! The stores are filled with busy shoppers! Schools are bursting at the seams with parties and concerts and performances! And my living room is filled with boxes to......

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Hello Friends, Welcome to the Second Week of Advent! There are only 17 Days until Christmas…and let me tell you, I am certainly feeling the pressure and stress. I was looking at my schedule for the next two weeks, and there is not a single day when I don’t have something going on: Christmas Party, Caroling, Christmas Program, Helping at the Food Pantry, Attending Christmas Concerts, Leading Bible Studies and Worship Services, and making sure I get my work done for the week. I guess I can say, “Life is busy right......

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Hello Friends, It’s official! We have entered into the Christmas Season: lights adorn houses, inflated Santas and Frostys have set up camp in yards, and stores are advertising their Christmas sales. Additionally, certain television stations have begun their Christmas countdown. From now until Christmas, we will read about it in the newspapers, hear it on the radio, and see it on television: “24 shopping days until Christmas,” “23 shopping days until Christmas,” “22 shopping days until Christmas” and so on and so forth. All around us places and people are showing us......

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Hello Friends, Well….Halloween is over. There is a chilliness in the air. The sun has decided to hide behind the clouds earlier in the day and wake up later in the morning. “The chance of snow flurries” seems to be the favorite phrase on every weather station imaginable in the area. All the plants have been trimmed down and the leaves have been raked and the mower has been cleaned and put in storage. And I have now plugged in and turned on a space heater in my office. I think winter......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing on this third Sunday of November? Can you believe that we are over halfway through November? I can’t. Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only eleven days away? I can’t. Can you believe that from today Christmas is one month and eight days away? I CAN’T. Time is moving way too fast. It really needs to slow down…. But I guess, it is what it is and we just have trust God that he will help us enjoy the rest of the year to its fullest–even......

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Hello Friends, Well, most of the leaves have fallen, the grass has stopped growing, the flowers are no longer blooming, and the sun is setting earlier. Fall has arrived and is beginning to leave its mark on God’s creation. Winter is certainly upon us…. However, I am blessed that the temperatures haven’t been too cold up to this point! How have you been enjoying the Fall season? For many people, after Fall leaves, find themselves stuck inside: watching movies or shows, doing some much needed cleaning and reorganizing, and maybe working on......

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Hello Friends, Today, I want to share with you about a special day that we celebrate in the church. This day is known as All Saints Day, and it takes place on November 1st every year. It is not nearly as well known as the day before, All Hallows’ (Saints’) Eve, better known as Halloween, but is far more important in the life of the church. Our founder, John Wesley, even found All Saints Day to be very important. In a journal entry from November 1, 1767, Wesley calls it “a festival......

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Hello Friends!With Halloween approaching fast, I’m sure we are all excited to dress up in our costumes and eat all the candy we can get! What are you dressing up as for Halloween? I originally wanted to go as a donkey since a donkey is the only animal with a cross on its back, but now I think I want to dress up like a pumpkin! I bet you’re thinking that I am going to go as a Jack-o-lantern that has big eyes, a triangle shaped nose, and a mouth filled with......

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