Tag Archives: Holy Spirit

God’s unpredictable ways

Posted on June 29, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

Last night our church served somewhere close to 100 meals at the Union Rescue Mission in Cumberland, MD.  One of the people who was there serving was 10 year old Jayden, whom Carolyn brought.  Dinner was from 5-5:30.  When dinner … Continue reading →

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15 days of mediocrity

Posted on March 3, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

For people who do not want snow, the next 15 days looks good.  For others who want snow, the next couple of weeks does not look promising.  For those like me who long for spring and summer, the next 15 … Continue reading →

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The rest of the story

Posted on December 6, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

When I saw this picture of Olaf, a character from the movie Frozen, I was struck by what a freaky looking character this is.  If I knew nothing of the movie, I would think this snowman was intended to scare … Continue reading →

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Fake saints and real sinners

Posted on November 17, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I was in the church kitchen today and I opened the spoon drawers.  There are four silverware drawers: a drawer for forks, one for butter knives, and two for spoons.  The idea for two spoon drawers was to have teaspoons … Continue reading →

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What God is going to do with the seeds

Posted on October 24, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

Yesterday I was at the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.  They have 184 benches, one for each innocent who lost their lives on that day, and 85 Crape Myrtle trees that will each eventually grow up to … Continue reading →

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Something happened

Posted on August 4, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

One thing is for sure, there is evidence that something happened last night. This has bear written all over it. Continue reading →

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Things required of Christians

Posted on July 15, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

This morning as I was watering the plants outside the front of the church I found a cigarette butt pressed down in the soil of one of them.  It is not uncommon to find cigarette butts outside the church.  We … Continue reading →

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Who we are when nobody is watching

Posted on June 12, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

My friend and fellow pastor Tom Beckette is moving to another church in the next couple of weeks.  I know he has been to the new church a couple of times to meet people.  I know he has been slowly … Continue reading →

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Changing with society

Posted on May 16, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

In a New York Times article I read that there is a road that crosses Nevada that just raised the speed limit to 80 mph.  For me that brings back memories of driving from Montana to Utah in 2012.  We … Continue reading →

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There’s a certain cat who I’d like to teach a lesson

Posted on May 8, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

There’s a white cat with splashes of black on it that hangs around in our front yard in the summers looking to get itself a bird.  We have several feeders and lots of birds.  I saw the cat this morning.  … Continue reading →

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