by Pastor Tom | Aug 30, 2021 | Gratitude, Reflections
“I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.” ~ Genesis 22:17 I’m writing this on the day between Bethesda Family Camping at the coast and our own family vacation. The big task of the day is...
by Pastor Tom | Aug 9, 2021 | Reflections
“Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.” ~John 6:54-55 You are what you eat. I’ve been trying to convince my pickiest eater that his...
by Pastor Tom | Aug 4, 2021 | Reflections
Caring for a newborn is not usually complicated; it’s just constant. There are only a handful of possible problems when Abel fusses. Once we’ve exhausted the list of possible solutions, one last trick often works for him: lay him down and leave him alone, preferably...
by Pastor Tom | Jul 26, 2021 | Reflections
“He rained down on them manna to eat, and gave them the grain of heaven.” ~Psalm 78:24 “What is it?” my children occasionally ask as dinner is set before them. Last night, Andrea had made goulash. The name alone can spark disgust in a child....
by Pastor Tom | Jul 12, 2021 | Reflections
“[Jesus] said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.” ~ Mark 6:31 You’ve likely noticed how the same scripture, heard in a...
