Rev Bill

Tomorrow is the Baptism Of The Lord Sunday — the first Sunday after Epiphany when many churches celebrate the Baptism of Jesus by John The Baptist.
All 4 Gospels have records of this event (Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, John 1:29-34.) Many use this day as a time for remembering the importance of their baptism, [...]

I have posted my sermon from last Sunday (the entire manuscript — not the “highlights” I had to hit during the service because we were ordaining and installing Elders, had special music, and celebrated the Sacrament of Communion) on my sermon blog. It’s a sermon for The Day of Epiphany based on Isaiah 60:1-6 and [...]

Tomorrow — January 6 — is the Day of Epiphany — when the Church celebrates the coming of the Wise Men (or Magi)to worship the baby Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12).
In many traditions this has become a day for celebrating the faith of the wise men — who were Gentiles–and shows that God has come [...]

I’ve subscribed to the web site The High Calling which has some great articles for ministers and others who want to serve God in their daily lives. Part of what it offers is a daily devotional. Today’s devotional — based on Genesis 1:3-5 — was written by Mark Roberts and dealt with how [...]

Happy New Year!
It’s a new year — and many people are making resolutions — resolving to do better in some area of their lives. I want to bring up the resolutions Jonathan Edwards made to make his life more in tune with God, which made it more in tune with all other aspects of his [...]