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The Advent story of hope and mystery,anticipation, preparation, a kingdomof this world and the next,and a king appearing when we least expect. Open eyes and hearts, that this might bean Advent of hope to the world. Please join the many opportunities to worship with us this season. Bob Chance

Ghost tracks behind us.  Sounds spooky doesn’t it?  Just right as we approach Halloween.  It isn’t graveyard or “Stranger Things” kind of spooky though, it’s very real and very evident.  Let me explain.  On Sunday mornings during the church worship service, I go in and change the camera view of our service in order to

I recently had a good conversation with a couple of people around the question “What do we offer to people as a church”?  It’s a good question.  It’s a question every church should ask themselves on a regular basis.  Some of the answer to “what do we offer” will remain the same over the years,

We are on the cusp of a new season.  Soon the air will begin to become crisp, the days will become shorter, night will get here earlier, the leaves begin to fall, and the trees will turn to a wonderous palette of red, yellow, brown, and green and shades in between.  One of the things

Last week while leading the Family Camp in Bethany Beach, Mary and I were returning to the Conference grounds from downtown Bethany.   Being the week of July 4th. the sidewalks were crowded with people, the roads were clogged with cars and overall, it was an amazingly busy scene.  The vibe was cool, however. People were

I saw a meme on Facebook recently that showed a barrel of monkeys with some hanging on the side, others climbing in or out and it read, “You know we used to be a lot more fun”.  I’m pretty sure many young people won’t even get the reference of a barrel of monkeys, but it

I’ve lost some dear friends who have died in the last few months.  I’ve also lost dear friends who have either moved out of the area or simply stopped feeling our friendship and moved out of relationship with me.  Grief comes in many forms and I’m sad and facing my personal grief over their loss. 

Walking out of the garage the other day I startled a beautiful brown rabbit with a fluffy white cotton tail who scooted out from under a bush and disappeared into the woods faster than I could blink three times.  “She” startled me as much as I startled “her”.  After my initial surprise I shared the

 As I look out the front window of my Study at my home I see the wonderful signs of Spring.  Crocus are sprouting up randomly all over the yard.  They are beautiful bright little purple flowers that are among the first signs of spring.  I stand on my deck and I hear the birds singing

In the movie Avatar (2009) there is a phrase spoken that is deeply meaningful to me. When “Jake” says to “Neytiri”, “I see you,” he means I see the love in your heart and the feelings in your soul.  It means he is truly listening and that she means everything to him.  As he speaks