Wednesday Message 9-15-21 Wednesday Greetings, "God has not called me to be successful,God has called me to be faithful."Mother TeresaWell, that will make you think about your plans for the day! At least I hope it does. Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve Melde
Wednesday Greetings, For me, I'm in shock that today is the first of September. I wasn't sure I'd ever get through the spring, let alone the summer. Each day seemed to drag on, but, gosh, it's already September, and the...
Wednesday Message 8-18-21 Wednesday Greetings, Noah.... what an amazing story in Genesis. Besides the awfulness of the story, the destruction of humanity and animals and plants, lies a story of great importance in our lives.Noah...
Wednesday Message 8-11-21 Wednesday Greetings, What a Storm!Last night at my house, we had no less than a two hour downpour of rain. As we experienced the mighty force of the monsoon with thunder, lightning, and flooding rain, I was...
Wednesday Greetings, "If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain." Emily Dickinson wrote some comforting words. It means to me, that I don't have to save everyone. In my faith, I know that's...
Wednesday Message 7-21-21 Wednesday Greetings, Well, shucks. The Phoenix Suns didn't win the NBA finals. I thought for sure they would. After all, God is on their side. Right?Oh, God must have been a Bucks fan.I'm sure God heard a lot of prayers...
Message 7-14-21 Wednesday Greetings, Thank you. The congregation helped someone with rent recently. I'm humbled at how generous the people of this congregation are. We discovered someone in the community who was reallllllly struggling and just needed help...
Wednesday Greetings, During the 10:45 a.m. service last Sunday, I had an interesting realization... revelation...We were singing, "Let There Be Peace on Earth" and sang the line.... "with every step I take." Suddenly I realized how unable I am to walk, to take...
Wednesday Greetings, I'm back.Thank you for being so patient with me as I recover from falling off a ladder. Your patience with me in having to step away from leading, and now your patience with me as I step back into my position as pastor, has really helped me in the healing...
Wednesday Message 4-7-21 Wednesday Greetings, Christ is risen. He is risen, indeed!Remember.... this good news is not just for Easter Sunday. It's for every day, every night.Nothing is the same. We don't go back to the way things were. We move forward with...