by Janet Schwengber | May 23, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
I have a small sunroom in the back of my house where I often sit and watch the birds at the feeder. I watch them as they quibble and fight over the seeds in the feeder, some birds chasing other birds away (I assume the dominant ones win). I fill the feeder almost...
by Janet Schwengber | Mar 1, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
By the time we reach the end of January all the celebrations are over: Hanukkah, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Kwanza, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany. It is now time to work on our New Year’s resolutions and get on with our daily life and get back to our...
by Janet Schwengber | Mar 1, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
Elijah, a prophet who operated in the northern kingdom of Israel in the ninth century BCE, is one of the most mysterious figures of scripture. He was among the few survivors of a general persecution of prophets initiated by King Ahab and his wife Jezebel after they...
by Janet Schwengber | Mar 1, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
Most of us have lost someone in our lifetime, a parent, a sibling, a child, a spouse, or a loving friend. Grief is expressed in many ways. We sometimes feel shock, there is a feeling of loss that affects the pit of our stomach. Sometimes we are angry or we feel...
by Janet Schwengber | Mar 1, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
Why do so many people today find faith and trust so difficult? Is it possible that we first need to master what we know before we understand what we believe? The Old Testament words of Isaiah says: “unless you believe, you will not understand”(7:9) Dietrich...
