by Cindy Courtney | Mar 29, 2019 | Minister Notes
O use me, Lord, use even me, Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where, Until Thy blessed face I see, Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share! Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) What can I say to adequately describe the sheer joy of gathering with so many of you on March...
by Cindy Courtney | Mar 15, 2019 | Minister Notes
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 1 Cor 12:4-6 It has been a year! To be exact, Sunday,...
by Cindy Courtney | Jan 22, 2019 | Minister Notes
Has it been only two weeks since we stood at the brink of this new year — gazing back at the year we’ve left and wondering what the coming days will bring?!? Our memories span the spectrum from fondness to pure relief. Pictures in our minds, like the pictures...
by Cindy Courtney | Dec 5, 2018 | Minister Notes
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, born the King of angels; O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord. I sing Christmas carols all year ‘round. I sing them in the shower. I sing them in the car. ...
by Cindy Courtney | Sep 28, 2018 | Minister Notes
Meditation from the Minister’s Study Constancy and Change I love to watch waves lap the shore. It is a remarkably steady process, even when the waves, the wind and the weather seem to be volatile. One wave crests as the one before it ebbs and the one behind it builds...