By Rev. Donn Brammer As we continue on our Lenten journey we are reminded that this is a season of reflection of discipleship and how it applies in our own daily living; a season reminding us that the gift of repentance is that by confessing and repenting of our sin we not only unburden ourselves… Read More »

By. Reverend Donn Brammer I still remember the day I ran home from school waving my ‘Weekly Reader’ all excited to tell my mom how I was going to the moon. I had just read about it in the Weekly Reader: we were going to send a person to the moon and I figured I… Read More »

 By Rev. Donn Brammer I know not all of us follow sports but I want to lift up a few sports stories. This past Tues. Dec. 26, as his team was winning their bowl game 30-14 against West Virginia, the University of Utah quarterback, Troy Williams, untied his shoe. Now you might think, what’s the… Read More »

One of the children’s books we used to read to the kids was Robert Munsch’s book, “Something Good.” The book is about a dad who takes his kids Tyya, Andrew, and Julie grocery shopping. The kids are typical kids wanting to buy candy, cookies, ice cream, etc, in other words, ‘something good’ and dad is… Read More »

There’s an often told Jewish tale about a rabbi asking his students how they can tell a new day has dawned upon the earth. One student said, “Well, you can tell it is a new day when there is enough light to see the difference between an apple tree and a pear tree.” It was… Read More »

My article this month is in two parts. By now you have seen for yourselves the devastation brought about by Hurricane Harvey. As you offer your prayers, you may also decide to give an over and above monetary donation to help with the relief efforts. I encourage you to do so by making out your… Read More »

For your summer reading I am going to share a few quotes and remind you of a children’s story. Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:32). I think as Christians we would agree that Jesus spoke the truth and came to set us free. Truth is… Read More »

Most of us have read “To Kill A Mockingbird.” If you’ve read the book then you might recall when Scout talks to her father about the case. She asks him if ‘we’ are going to win and he tells her no. She then asks, “Then why…” and he says something like, “Just because we’re going… Read More »

There is a story told about WW II American soldiers who were fighting in the rural countryside of France. One of their friends was killed during the battle and they did not want to leave his body on the battlefield. They remembered a church a few miles from the front that included a cemetery enclosed… Read More »

This year March 1st not only begins a month it begins our season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Although I grew up in the church, I did not grow up practicing Lenten devotional practices or even going to Ash Wednesday services, they weren’t part of my church’s tradition. We are blessed to be able to… Read More »