by admin | Dec 21, 2018 | Pastor Jim's Daily Devotional
I Wonder as I Wander, an Appalachian folk hymn, ponders the question many of us ask: “I wonder as I wander, out under the sky, how Jesus the Savior did come for to die, for poor ornery people like you and like I…” It’s difficult for us to...
by admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Pastor Jim's Daily Devotional
This morning we focus on the familiar Advent hymn, Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus. Verse 1 says: “Come, Thou long expected Jesus, born to set Thy people free. From our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in Thee.” What is it that YOU fear? Is...
by admin | Dec 19, 2018 | Pastor Jim's Daily Devotional
With Christmas just a week away it’s time to focus on the carols that we sing. They are so familiar that we often just listen or sing without paying attention to the meaning behind the words. Let’s see what the hymn writers were trying to convey. Forget...
by admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Pastor Jim's Daily Devotional
True story: This past Sunday, on the way home from church, as we passed Wheelwright Pond in Lee, we observed a man about 30-40′ out from shore, walking on the ice. Remember, Saturday, the day before, was quite mild, near 50, and on Sunday the ice looked gray,...
by admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Pastor Jim's Daily Devotional
Psalm 123: 3-4 says, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.” And, more so, it seems, as we prepare to celebrate the coming of the Savior...
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