- 2018.09“... ...”
- Wait Upon the Lord: Zephaniah 3:8-13
This past month, I took some vacation time and accompanied my wife to New Haven, Connecti ...
1 Sep 2018
- 2018.08“... ...”
- Don't Cuss the Fiddle
Friends, With the risk of exposing too much information about myself, I will share wit ...
1 Aug 2018
- 2018.07“... ...”
- Independence Day?
Friends in Christ, Well, half of the year has passed. I know this to be a physical realit ...
1 Jul 2018
- 2018.06“... ...”
- Memorial Day 2018
Friends in Christ, Many towns and states have laid claim to the honor of being the source ...
1 Jun 2018
- 2018.05“... ...”
- Pentecost 2018
Dear friends in Christ, Pentecost is one of the major seasons of the Christian year. It ...
1 May 2018
- 2018.04“... ...”
- He is not here, but has risen!
He is not here, but has risen! (Luke 24:6a - ESV) Easter has arrived. It is a time in wh ...
1 Apr 2018
- 2018.03“... ...”
- Every Sunday Is An Easter
Dear Friends, March is here and with it the customarily erratic weather. There are seve ...
1 Mar 2018
- 2018.02“... ...”
- Valentine’s Day
Friends, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. If you haven’t picked up ...
1 Feb 2018
- 2018.01“... ...”
- The Christmas Season
Merry Christmas, You may think that my greeting is a bit late. Well, it is not. You see ...
1 Jan 2018
- 2017.12“... ...”
- Advent 2017
Friends, Thanksgiving is over and Advent is upon us. The turkey has disappeared and the ...
27 Dec 2017
- 2017.11“... ...”
- Thanksgiving Day
Friends, For many, Thanksgiving Day is the last moment of rest before the ons ...
1 Nov 2017
- 2017.10“... ...”
- No Right Way to Be Wrong
Friends, As I have said, on more than one occasion, the nature of country music is to t ...
1 Oct 2017
- 2017.09“... ...”
- Fall
Friends, September is here and so are all the signs of September: school supp ...
1 Sep 2017
- 2017.08“... ...”
- Dog Days of Summer
August is here and despite the relatively mild nature of the weather right now so are the ...
1 Aug 2017
- 2017.07“... ...”
- Independence Day
Independence Day As a nation, we are about to celebrate Independence Day or as it is mor ...
1 Jul 2017
- 2017.06“... ...”
- There are no comfortable Christians!
While reading many of the recent accounts of the persecution of Christians in Africa and t ...
1 Jun 2017
- 2017.05“... ...”
- How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Th ...
There are a variety of Christian writers who have filled my bookshelves with their ramblin ...
1 May 2017
- 2017.04“... ...”
- Psalm 23
Dear Friends in Christ, The reading from the psalter for March 26 is Psal ...
1 Apr 2017
- 2017.03“... ...”
- Peace?
Dear friends in Christ, While out at the Alexandria Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
1 Mar 2017
- 2017.02“... ...”
- Reconciliation
Dear friends in Christ, In the heated dialog of the current political arena, it appears t ...
1 Feb 2017
- 2017.01“... ...”
- A Charge for the New Year
Dear Friends in Christ, A couple of decades ago, a fellow colleague in ministry and frien ...
1 Jan 2017
- 2016.12“... ...”
- Advent
Dear friends in Christ, I trust that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day Holiday ...
1 Dec 2016
- 2016.11“... ...”
- Thanksgiving
Dear friends, From my observations, whenever pastors write a November Newsletter or for t ...
1 Nov 2016
- 2016.10“... ...”
- Confirmation Class and the Great Ends of the Church
Dear Friends in Christ, In our Confirmation Class, we are looking at the Great En ...
1 Oct 2016
- 2016.09“... ...”
- Labor Day
Dear friends in Christ, I am writing you just before the Labor Day weekend. If yo ...
1 Sep 2016
- 2016.08“... ...”
- Terrorist Attack
Dear friends in Christ, As I listened to the news this week, about yet another terrorist ...
3 Aug 2016
- 2016.07“... ...”
- God is great! (July 2016)
Dear Friends in Christ, The nature of country music is to tell a story. Good coun ...
8 Jul 2016
- Don’t worry be happy. (June 2016)
Dear Friends in Christ, Do not fret—it leads only to evil. (Psalm 37:8) “Don’t worry be ...
8 Jul 2016
- 2016.05“... ...”
- Now I See (May 2016)
Matthew 9:16-17 (NIV) 16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for th ...
1 May 2016
- 2016.04“... ...”
- Spiritual Fruit (April 2016)
Easter has arrived and now we as the church wait upon Pentecost. Easter is the most import ...
7 Apr 2016
- 2011.03“... ...”
- Youth Bowling
When: Sunday, March 27 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm Where: Holiday Bowl Rt. 22 East ...
27 Mar 2011
- LENT - JV Ministerium Update 10 March 2011
In spite of bad weather, 75 people attended and received Holy Communion at the Community A ...
10 Mar 2011
- Community Lenten Service
The First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria is hosting the Juniata Valley Ministerium Ash ...
9 Mar 2011
- 2010.12“... ...”
- December 9, 2010 * Psalms 119:97-120, 63, 99
Psalter  Morning Psalm 119:97-120 contains three Stanzas corresponding to the Hebrew ...
9 Dec 2010
- December 8, 2010 * Psalms 119:73-96, 1, 65
Psalter  Morning Psalm 119:73-96 contains three Stanzas corresponding to the Hebrew l ...
8 Dec 2010
- December 7, 2010 * Psalms 119:49-72, 23, 79
Psalter  Morning Psalm 119:49-72 contains three stanzas corresponding to the Hebrew l ...
7 Dec 2010
- December 5, 2010 * Luke 7:28-35
Gospel Reading  Luke 7:28-35 follows John's messengers coming and questioning Jesus. Wi ...
5 Dec 2010
- December 5, 2010 * Isaiah 5:1-7
Old Testament Reading  Isaiah 5:1-7 is often referred to as the song of the vineyard and ...
5 Dec 2010
- December 5, 2010 * Psalms 119, 72
Psalm 119 (or Psalm 118 in the Septuagint) is the longest psalm in the Psalter. It is als ...
5 Dec 2010
- December 4, 2010 * Psalms 44, 30, 120
Psalter  Morning: Psalm 44 Psalm 44:1-26 has three distinct sections. The first section ...
4 Dec 2010
- November 4, 2010 * Isaiah 4:2-6
Old Testament Reading  Isaiah 4:2-6 speaks of a coming day when God's judgment will give ...
4 Dec 2010
- December 4, 2010 * Luke 21:5-19
Gospel Reading  Luke 21:5-19 contains Jesus' prediction of the coming destruction of the ...
4 Dec 2010
- December 3, 2010 * Luke 20:41-21:4
Gospel Reading  Luke 20:41-21:4 contains three distinct sections, Luke 20:41-44, Luke 20 ...
3 Dec 2010
- December 3, 2010 * Isaiah 3:1-4:1
Old Testament Reading  Isaiah 3:1-4:1 Isaiah 3:1-4:1 consist of two distinct sections, ...
3 Dec 2010
- December 3, 2010 * Psalm 107
Psalter  Morning Psalm 107:1-22 Psalm 107 is the first psalm in Book V. The most notewo ...
3 Dec 2010
- December 2, 2010 * Luke 20:27-40
Gospel Reading Luke 20:27-40 Â Luke 20:27-40 is the only place that the Sadducees appear ...
2 Dec 2010
- December 2, 2010 * Isaiah 2:5-22
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 2:5-22 Â Isaiah 2:5-22 starts with a call to the people to " ...
2 Dec 2010
- December 2, 2010 * Psalms 111, 124, 70, 80
Psalter  Morning  Psalm 111 Please read the comments about Psalm 112 from Tuesday even ...
2 Dec 2010
- December 1, 2010 * Isaiah 2:1-4
Old Testament Reading  Isaiah 2:1-4  Isaiah 2:1-4 contains one of the best known proph ...
1 Dec 2010
- December 1, 2010 * Luke 20:19-26
Gospel Reading Luke 20:19-26 contains Jesus' decree to "give to the emperor the things tha ...
1 Dec 2010
- December 1, 2010 * Psalms 103, 127, 36, 134
Psalter  Morning Psalm 103 Psalm 103 is a psalm of praise, this psalm of thanksgiving ...
1 Dec 2010
- 2010.11“... ...”
- November 30, 2010 * Luke 20:9-18
Gospel Reading Luke 20:9-18 Â Luke 20:9-18 is the Parable of the Wicked Tenants. It echo ...
30 Nov 2010
- November 30, 2010 * Psalms 94, 61, 112
Psalter  Morning Psalm 94 Psalm 94 is often classified as a psalm of lament. Verses 1 ...
30 Nov 2010
- November 30, 2010 * Isaiah 1:21-31
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 1:21-31 Here in Isaiah 1:21-31, we hear the prophet presen ...
30 Nov 2010
- November 29, 2010 * Luke 20:1-8
Gospel Reading  Luke 20:1-8  Jesus has entered the temple. He has driven "out those w ...
29 Nov 2010
- November 29, 2010 * Isaiah 1:10-20
Old Testament Reading  Isaiah 1:10-20  Isaiah 1:10-20, has two distinct sections. The ...
29 Nov 2010
- November 29, 2010 * Psalms 69, 150
Psalter Morning Psalm 69:1-15 Psalm 69 is one of the longest petitionary prayers or lame ...
29 Nov 2010
- November 28, 2010 * Matthew 25:1-13
Gospel Reading Matthew 25:1-13 This kingdom parable is one that brings many questions to m ...
28 Nov 2010
- November 28, 2010 * 2 Peter 3:1-10
Epistle Reading 2 Peter 3:1-10 We are reminded here that this is Peter's second letter and ...
28 Nov 2010
- November 28, 2010 * Isaiah 1:1-9
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 1:1-9 Isaiah, the son of Amoz, begins to share what he heard ...
28 Nov 2010
- November 28, 2010 * Psalms 10, 38, 87
Psalter Morning Psalm 10 It is most likely that Psalm 9 and 10 were originally a single ac ...
28 Nov 2010
- November 5, 2010 * Zephaniah 3:8-13
The Old Testament Reading Zephaniah 3:8-13 In this call to wait upon the Lord, we have the ...
6 Nov 2010
- November 5, 2010 * Revelation 17:1-18
The Epistle Reading Revelation 17:1-18 In this part of John's vision, we hear of the judgm ...
5 Nov 2010
- November 5, 2010 * Luke 13:31-35
The Gospel Reading Luke 13:31-35 In this short reading, we have Jesus being warned by the ...
5 Nov 2010
- November 5, 2010 * Psalms 109, 113,
Morning Psalm 109 Both of today's psalms are from the Fifth Book of the Psalms. This psal ...
5 Nov 2010
- Advent Devotional
Advent Devotional  The Devotional Practice This devotional is designed as a rough outlin ...
2 Nov 2010
- 2010.10“... ...”
- October 15, 2010 * Psalms 119, 1, 65
The Psalter Morning Psalm 119:73-96 Psalm 119Â (or Psalm 118 in the Septuagint) is the l ...
19 Oct 2010
- October 14, 2010 * Psalms 119, 23, 79
The Psalter Morning Psalm 119:49-72 Psalm 119Â (or Psalm 118 in the Septuagint) is the lon ...
19 Oct 2010
- October 11, 2010 * Psalms 44, 30, 120
The Psalter Morning Psalm 44 This psalm has three distinct sections. The first section co ...
19 Oct 2010
- October 8, 2010 * Psalms 103, 127, 36, 134
Morning Psalms Psalm 103 This psalm of praise, this psalm of thanksgiving for the goodness ...
19 Oct 2010
- October 11, 2010 * Luke 8:26-39
The Gospel Reading Luke 8:26-39 The story of the healing of the Gerasene Demoniac is one o ...
19 Oct 2010
- October 11, 2010 * Acts 26:1-23
The Epistle Reading Acts 26:1-23 In this passage we hear Paul telling the story of his con ...
19 Oct 2010
- October 16, 2010 * Psalms 119, 63, 99
The Psalter Morning Psalm 119:97-120 Psalm 119Â (or Psalm 118 in the Septuagint) is the ...
16 Oct 2010
- The Psalter
The Psalter – (My approach in these posts) When studying the psalms you will find a vari ...
15 Oct 2010
- October 6, 2010 * Hosea 8:1-4
Hosea 8:1-4 This passage, the fifth and final prophecy of Hosea, begins with a warning of ...
6 Oct 2010
- October 6, 2010 * Luke 7:18-35
Luke 7:18-35 Herod has John locked up in prison. When John's disciples reported to him wh ...
6 Oct 2010
- October 6, 2010 * Acts 23:23-35
Acts 23:23-35 Having just found out about the plot to ambush and kill Paul, Lysias ordered ...
6 Oct 2010