Posts Categorized: Pastors Blog Post

Chesser Chat When you think about Easter, what kind of memories do you have? Do you think about getting to go to church as a family? Do you think about little boys wearing new Easter suits and little girls wearing new Easter dresses? Do you think of the front of the church adorned with Easter… Read more

Chesser Chat “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”- Matthew 11:28 Let me ask you something: how many of you are feeling heavy-laden right now? This being a written column I cannot see a show of hands, but if I had to guess, I’d estimate that… Read more

Chesser Chat Hello everyone! Welcome to my first column for The Broadcaster, which I’ve decided to call “Chesser Chat.” Even though I do not officially start as your pastor until February 1st, Pastor Jerrie was kind enough to give me this space to introduce myself a bit further and prepare you a little bit for… Read more

From Your Temporary Shepherd      Greetings, everyone!  Happy New Year! It was a great joy to be with you for this Advent and (continuing) Christmas season, and I want to thank all of you who helped make it so meaningful: To the Worship Team and all who participated in worship services, who served as worship leaders,… Read more

From your Temporary Shepherd  Christmas in a Different Key I was talking with other pastors recently about ideas for this special season, especially for our churches that are worshiping online. One person advised that we put aside our ideas of how everything was done in the past, and just start over, as if for the… Read more

From your Temporary Shepherd……. I must admit to having mixed feelings about seeing all the decorations that go up in November – sometimes even October.  It seems to happen earlier every year – the beautiful fall season is brought to an abrupt end much too soon by the appearance of trees, elves, wreaths, wrappings, and… Read more

From Your Temporary Shepherd Greetings everyone! I just want to say “hello” right now, and tell you how delighted I am to be working with you for the next few months. I know it will be different, as everything has been different since last spring; but we will figure it out, and help each other,… Read more

Pastor’s Page:             When your congregation’s Transition Team asked if I might be available to serve as a sort of bridge transitional pastor for the summer, I don’t think any of us knew exactly what to expect.             How might I help the congregation travel through a time of pastoral transition and the uncertainty of… Read more

Traveling Our Journey of Faith                On the bulletin board in my office at Canonicus there’s a cartoon that features a couple riding in a gondola. Sharks swim next to the gondola as it makes its way along a spooky-looking tunnel. The only light comes from a lamp that’s attached to a skull on the… Read more

Finding a New Normal in Small Things             During the past few months, how often have we heard people talk about a “new normal”?             Folks are speculating about how all kinds of things will change in a post-pandemic world. Will we still shake hands? What about salad bars? Will we continue using technology for… Read more