In the first part of August Julia and I took a tour of the Galapagos’ Islands 500 miles off the coast of Ecuador. A twenty-nine-year-old man from England visited some of the same islands over 190 years earlier. His visit set in motion a whole new way of looking at the world and how it...
Reflections
“Freedom”
Come this Fourth of July, we will observe our National Day of Freedom. Many of us will have cookouts, street parties, and fireworks to commemorate our independence from England which occurred on September 3, 1783. That is the day the Treaty of Paris was signed, and the United States of America was first officially recognized...
“National Day of Prayer”
On Thursday, May 2nd at 12:00 PM you are invited to join us in the chapel to pray for our nation. It will be the 73rd time God’s people in America have paused to pray for the well-being of not only of our nation, but of the world. This year’s theme is LIFT UP THE...
“Who Do You Say That I Am?”
By the time this newsletter goes to print, the Super Bowl will be over and either the Kansas City Chiefs or the San Francisco Forty-Niners will be the NFL “World Champions” of 2024. Not only will people be talking about the game, but they will also be talking about the commercials and the half-time show....
“January 6 – A Day of Epiphany”
Certain dates on our calendar are memorable because of something significant that happened on that day in history, for example July 4th, November 11th, December 7th and of course December 25th. But what is significant about January 6th? On the Christian Church calendar, it is the Day of Epiphany when the Christ child is presented...