Pastoral Reflections

weekly blog by Pastor Steve

Verse for the week of April 11th:

So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’  But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and

Verse for the week of April 4th:

That the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again

(Luke 24:7)

This verse is part of the larger section of the account of the resurrection in…

Verse for the week of March 21st:

 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair.  The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

  (John 12:3) 

This is one…

Verse for the week of March 14th:

 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us;

we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God

  (II Corinthians 5:20) 

What is an ambassador?  The…

Verse for the week of March 7th:

No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone.  God is faithful, and he wil

l not let you

Verse for the week of February 28th:

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?  The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

(Psalm 27:1)

Verse for the week of February 21st:

So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O LORD,

have given me. You shall set it down before the LORD you God

and bow down before the LORD your God.

Verse for the week of February 14th:

Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him

Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

  (Luke

Verse for the week of February 7th:

And one called to another and said:

‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of host; the whole earth is full of his glory.’

(Isaiah 6:3)

This verse is from the call narrative

Verse for the week of January 31st:

 And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (I Corinthians 13:13)

When you hear this verse the first image that might go through your head is a wedding scene. The…