How to Plan for the Best Year Ever

How to Plan for the Best Year Ever

Rev. James Armpriester 1 January 2021 Happy New Year! For most of us, saying goodbye to 2020 is reason enough to celebrate the new year! Personally, I am ready for a new start and am hopeful that 2021 will bring relief from Covid-19 and all the ancillary dangers and...
Joy: Let Us Celebrate the Gift of Jesus

Joy: Let Us Celebrate the Gift of Jesus

Rev James Armpriester 24 December 2020 Merry Christmas! I hope your day is full of joy, and as Bing Crosby sings, “May your days be merry and bright!”   Today is the day we celebrate the gift of love God so generously sent to us! Jesus — the Son of God — clothed...
Attitudes that Bring Blessing: Be a Peacemaker

Attitudes that Bring Blessing: Be a Peacemaker

Rev. James Armpriester 23 November 2020 O ne month before I was born, in October 1962, the “October Crisis” reached its pinnacle as the United States and the Soviet Union nearly went to war. The issue was Soviet missiles being delivered to Cuba. Having a missile base...
Attitudes That Bring Blessing: Pure in Heart

Attitudes That Bring Blessing: Pure in Heart

Rev James Armpriester 16 November 2020 B efore pursuing a call to ministry, I was a molecular biologist. For 10 years, post-graduate school, I worked in a lab designing and performing all sorts of genetic engineering experiments. My focus was to “improve” enzymes used...