Pastors Messages

The storm was two thousand miles wide, which is the kind of number that makes you picture a satellite photo and a deep-voiced narrator saying, “Nature… is displeased.” But here’s the thing about weather: it can span half a continent and still become extremely personal in the last twelve feet between your front door and […]

“Tremble, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds and be silent.” – Psalm 4:4 Whether through societal conditioning or as a function of innate human nature, people have a general tendency to assume that if they don’t know the answer to a question, then they don’t know the answer. Testing […]

It’s that magical time of year again: the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and somewhere out there, a grown man is staring into the depths of a Restaurant Depot meat locker like it’s about to reveal the secrets of the universe. Yes, barbecue season is here. (And yes, this is yet another article […]

Easter is great! It’s a beautiful, solemn, meaningful holiday…celebrated by eating massive amounts of candy shaped like farm animals. Seriously, who decided that the best way to commemorate the Lord’s resurrection is to bite the ears off an oversized chocolate bunny? And why, for that matter, must these chocolate rabbits be hollow? I picture some […]

The start of a new year often brings a sense of hope and renewal. We set resolutions with the best of intentions—to eat healthier, spend more time with loved ones, deepen our spiritual practice, or break a bad habit. But how many times have you made a resolution, only to slip up within days or […]

From the Pastor “And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; […]

From the Pastor A fundamental concept that is repeatedly brought up in the Word is the idea of three degrees. Secrets of Heaven 9825 goes so far as to say that everything should be seen as having three degrees: Indeed, for anything to be perfect it must be divided into three degrees. This is so […]

From the Pastor As I write this, the building is full of activity. Teachers are running around making last minute preparations for the new school year. Tomorrow is our first day, and we are excited to get going! By the time you read this, we will likely have completed our first week of school. I’ve […]

Did you know there are black bears in Maryland? And did you know they don’t actually properly “hibernate”? They just have an extended lazy period when they “den,” which means…well it means they stay in their den and don’t go out for months at a time. Personally, I get it. I don’t think I could […]

“Some idea of love as being a person’s life may be had from the warmth of the sun in the world. People know that that warmth is, so to speak, the common life of all plant growth of the earth, for whenever it increases, as it does in springtime, plants of every kind rise up […]