Today’s Advent devotion from the Goshen College devotional site is taken from Isaiah 7:10-16 and entitled The Chill of Winter. Here’s a portion of it: The long nights and chill of winter bring into question the reality of spring. While I enjoy all the seasons, there is a point in winter when I long for [...]
Today’s devotion from the Goseh College Devotional site is from Psalm 126. Here’s a portion of it: I can’t help but think of my home and the restoration process it has been through over the past year. I wonder how she must feel – 87 years young! My husband and I purchased my “dream home” [...]
Today’s devotion from the Goshen College devotional web site is from Matthew 11:2-11 and entitled A Wounded Human Community. Here’s a portion of it: Through Jesus, God entered our world, taking on human vulnerability to death, and with it, all the ways bodies and human communities may fail. Through Jesus, God shouldered responsibility for a [...]
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
