By Pastor Don Schatz Hope “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.” Psalm 119:114 New Revised Standard Version Occasionally kids playing mimics real life. They are playing. We are afraid. We are uncertain. We are disbelieving. We cannot see the light. We are without hope. For these and so many more reasons we […]
By Pastor Don Schatz Leaping God “The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.” Song of Songs 2:8 the New Revised Standard Version Two mountains dominate the Old Testament narrative. Sinai, where Moses encountered the Lord in a blazing fire that did not consume the bush, and where the Lord entered into […]
By Pastor Don Schatz A Promise for Lent “For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.” I Kings 17:14 New Revised Standard Version Elijah promised the widow of Zarephath. While he stayed […]