There is much noise; there is much static; there are many siren voices in our world today that distract us from being people of God. To live a holy life, as a disciple of Jesus, requires discerning his voice. Amount the many tools for voice discernment as weekly worship in community and daily individual prayer/reflection. These are the basics that enable us to hear the voice of Jesus speaking to our heart of hearts. We neglect them at our own peril.
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Readings – Exodus 33:12-23; Psalm 99; I Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22: 1-14 !God wants you! That’s right, God wants you. Just like God chose the Hebrew slaves who were living in Egypt. God chose them for service; God chose them to be unique among all the peoples of the earth; God chose them to be…
Paul’s Letter to Timothy The Second Letter of Paul to Timothy is the most intimate and personal of the epistles attributed to Paul. It is addressed to a young man who had been a companion to Paul on many of his missionary journeys. Like Paul, Timothy was a Jew who had a Greek or…
In the midst of dark & stormy times, the lyrics of a song for the musical Carousel by Rogers & Hammerstein are so very uplifting – When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high, and don’t be afraid of the dark. At the end of the storm, there’s a golden sky, and…
Readings – Exodus 34: 29-35; Psalm 99; II Corinthians 3: 12-4:4; Luke 9: 28-43a It was once said that all wars do the same thing — they grab – they destroy – and the victors keep. Grab—Destroy – Keep. Russia is now grabbing parts of Ukraine. Russia is now destroying Ukrainian communities, businesses,…
Simon Snyder, His Character and Christian Life Simon Snyder is a man of interest to us at All Saints because he lived in Selinsgrove from his mid twenties until his death at age 60. After serving several years in the legislature, he became speaker of the house and then the 3rd Governor of the Commonwealth…
Readings – II Samuel 11: 26 – 12: 13a; Psalm 51: 1- 13; Ephesians 4: 1- 16; John 6: 24 – 35 As many of you know, I am a baseball fan, especially a Philadelphia Phillies fan. Not last night for sure, but a couple of nights ago the Phillies were down 5 -3 going…