Archives: Message

To My Flock at Marion: A Call for Unity This Sunday on the Presbyterian calendar is designated as Trinity Sunday. This usually calls for a very deep study on the triune God and can be very challenging to preach without losing people to the boredom of details. I have found … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: Living Water of Joy This Sunday we will celebrate Pentecost. This year things are different; our celebration seems more limited. I don’t know about you, but I think that I have taken the celebration of Pentecost for granted in previous years. Like everything else in … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: Why Does God Allow Suffering? The question “Why does God allow suffering?” is a complicated one. We believe in an all-powerful God who has everything in His control. This is true; God the creator of all things could control every detail of every life and … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: Pledge, Prepare, Proclaim Let me start this message, as I often do, with a reading from one of my devotionals. It is based on Luke 19: 10: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” In America … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: Jesus Stands for Us It seems like a very long time since we last gathered together as a congregation. In conversations that I have had with some of you the same question arises over and over, when will we be able to have church. I … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: The Future As Christians we believe and rely on the Word of God, or at least we should. The quote, “I know not what the future holds; but I know who holds the future” is attributed to Homer. I do not know “who” Homer was … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: How Will We Respond I have been giving some thought to this issue of time. Most of us right now have too much time on our hands. We are tempted to complain about this; it’s only natural for us to complain about our circumstances; it’s … Continue reading

To My Flock at Marion: Peace Be With You Are you struggling to find peace in these trying times? It’s kind of an odd question given the circumstances in which we find ourselves. When we think of peace the next word that usually comes to mind is quiet. How many … Continue reading