PASTOR’S PEN

Here, There & Everywhere

Posted on Jun 5, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

The Sunday School teacher asked, “Where is God?”

A little girl raised her hand excitedly. “I know! God is in heaven!!

But a young boy disagreed, saying, “God is everywhere!”

So which is right? They both are. King David understood this well. In a beautiful psalm about the reality of God, he wrote: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wing …

Real Jesus: Real Church for the Real World

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

You have an overactive imagination! Have you ever found yourself saying (or at least
thinking) that? Did you know that there is actually something called an “overactive
imagination disorder?” Neither did I. But here’s the definition: Overactive imagination
disorder is when you are so lost in your imagination that it begins to feel real. In other
words, you become captivated by a world …

Celebrate the Substitute!

Posted on Mar 28, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

Let’s name an unsung hero: The substitute teacher. Suddenly thrust in front of an unfamiliar class, the substitute teacher faces a tall task. Working on short notice with perhaps a subject they have little knowledge of, the substitute has many challenges. Let’s be thankful for the work that they do for our schools and our students.

We are in the midst of Holy Week. From Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday to Good Friday and Easter Sunday …

Redemptive Release

Posted on Mar 12, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

Forgiveness can be a controversial subject, for a large number of reasons. History shows that when marginalized people forgive the wrongdoings of those in power, they often remain oppressed. That’s evident in the case of those who have been enslaved, abused women, and religious minorities. In these cases, forgiveness seems to enable injustice.

All the same, a world where the restorative presence of forgiveness is absent is a world marked by …