Dear Friends ‘As they came near to the village to which they were going, He walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged Him strongly, saying ‘stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is nearly over.’ So He went in with them. When He was at the...

Dear Friends – The Meaning of Easter I fear that the present day established church, of all denominations, is still living in the 1st Century and much, if not most, of what is being portrayed to the membership, from outdated hymns to 1st Century beliefs, in this day...

Dear Friends, The Lord loveth him that followeth after righteousness [Proverbs 15:9 (KJV)]. In last month’s magazine Crawford wrote: “As with any group of individuals there are disagreements and upsets; there always will be, but none are insurmountable, remembering...

Dear Friends, Look at the birds flying around; they do not sow seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds? [Matthew 6:26]. What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and grief to...

Dear Friends Back in 2015 we were in vacancy, and I was approached with the request to write the message for what was then The Link, the magazine for West Orchard URC. I agreed, reluctantly. Here we are in 2022 and once again we have said farewell to another minister,...

Dear Friends ‘For I know the plans I have for you’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek...

Dear Friends, "For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.” [Ecclesiastes 3:1] “Yesterday is but a memory, and tomorrow but a vision. But today well-lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness, and every tomorrow, a vision of...

Dear Friends My life is able to serve as an example to others, because you have been a stout protector …. You yourself should strive in everything you do to be a good example of how to behave. (Psalm 71:7; Titus 2:7) Graffiti mostly looks like a mindless mess – and...

Dear Friends, But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs. For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. Indeed...