“What are You?” Esther 14: 12-14 12 When they told Mordecai Esther’s words, 13 he had them respond to Esther: “Don’t think for one minute that, unlike all the other Jews, you’ll come out of this alive simply because you are in the palace. 14 In fact, if you don’t speak up at this very important time, relief Read more »
We are into our twelfth week without face to face worship. Soon we will be in worship – but it will be vastly different. How about “mask to mask”! Our Re-opening Team has been diligently working on the myriad of adjustments that we have to make to worship before we open. At the end of Read more »
We are into our eleventh week without face to face worship. Soon we will be in worship – but it will be vastly different. How about “mask to mask”! Our Re-opening Team has been diligently working on the myriad of adjustments that we have to make to worship before we open. At the end of Read more »
We are into our tenth week without face to face worship. We are growing restless and want to get back to our normal routines. However, our more rational side reminds us of the unforeseen danger that lurks outside. Our lives have been permanently changed at least for the next months or even years. We want Read more »
We are into our 9th week without face to face worship. We are growing restless and want to get back to our normal routines. However, our more rational side reminds us of the unforeseen danger that lurks outside. Our lives have been permanently changed at least for the next months or even years. We want Read more »
We are into our 8th week without face to face worship. We are growing restless and want to get back to our normal routines. However, our more rational side reminds us of the unforeseen danger that lurks outside. Our lives have been permanently changed at least for the next months or even years. We want Read more »
Good morning everyone. It is hard to believe that we are into the 6th week since we have worshiped together as the church body. Like me, I am certain that all of us really miss the opportunity to be together and to share our life adventures. We miss singing the hymns, praying together, and worshiping Read more »
Good evening members and friends of Pleasant Grove UMC. We are into the 5th week of our shutdown of worship. I have to say that last Easter Sunday was a totally different way to worship. Ann and I have never missed an Easter Sunday worship. This Easter was different than the past. For twenty-five years, Read more »
Welcome to the fourth week of the church shutdown because of the Coronavirus. To me it seems that it is impossible that we have missed four weeks of worship and, in reality, there is no end in sight as to when we will reopen. Several days ago, Ann and I were reflecting as to “When Read more »
“It is Finished—Everything is completed” [i] John 19:28-30 28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it Read more »