This is the time of year when many parents take their children to see some guy dressed in red and sporting a white beard and a big belly. And if parents want to have their children visit the Macy’s Store Santa in Manhattan, they will…
A Friend Who Sticks Closer than a Brother
Christmas is finally just around the corner (how long have Christmas displays been up in retail stores and how many times have I heard the song “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas?” Answer: too long and too many!). Speaking of Christmas, one of…
Sunday Morning and the Bible
If you were to attend Grace Church at Willow Valley for a Sunday morning worship service, you might find something that you may not find at other churches (or so several who have visited numerous churches have told me). At Grace, we open the Bible during our…
Being a Good Citizen Election Day is Coming!
My Name is John Smith, and I Approve of This Message! Sound familiar? OK already! I have heard them all – at least a dozen or more times. If you watch any TV these days then you will have heard them too! Here in Pennsylvania…
The Hands of Jesus The Joy of Serving Others in Jesus' Name
A few years ago I read a book titled, The Jesus Habits: Exercising the Spiritual Disciplines of Jesus by author Jay Dennis (one of our Adult Bible Fellowships went through this book in the past). It proved to be quite insightful and very practical. In…
Where Did the Summer Go?
As kids head back to school and the nights get longer and louder (amazing how boisterous those little crickets can be!) don’t you find yourself asking, “Where did the summer go?” As I write these words the calendar next to my computer shouts at me…
Well Done Good and Faithful Servant by Pastor John F. Smith
If you are anything like me (and I am guessing you are!), you don’t like change. Yet change is part of the package of living in fast-paced, ever changing twenty-first century America. So we just have to learn to grin and bear it! Here at…
Celebrate Grace! A Morning to Praise God for His Grace!
Every first Sunday of May (this year May 6th) we bring our two services together for what we affectionately refer to as “Celebrate Grace.” The name carries a two-fold meaning. First (and foremost) we want to celebrate God’s grace. If it were not for his unmerited…
Serving Those Who Serve by Linda Kerr
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 21st as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. This year is the 34th annual Police Officers Memorial and Appreciation Sunday (May 20th) at Grace Church at Willow…
The Tragedy of Hypocrisy by Charlie Hirschy
This morning I spent some time reflecting on the awesome task we are faced with as believers to be lights in the dark places. As I watched a recent awards show last month, I was struck by why people would be turned away from Christ…
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