What’s a Christian voter to do?

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 3/23/16 Weekly Update Each day seems to bring a new (and strange) twist to the story of the 2016 presidential election cycle. Candidates call each other names followed by a half-ton of promises followed by endless news that analyzes each candidate’s chances. Toss in a multi-colored map of the United States and you pretty […]

Navigators

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 3/16/16 Weekly Update The WU staff sat down with Pastor Tim this week to ask some questions about the decision to suspend the Navigators ministry. Q – For those who are unfamiliar with Navigators, what exactly is it? A – Navigators is a ministry that started about 10 years ago. Its primary focus has […]

The Emerging Church

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 3/9/16 Weekly Update The Temple of Quechula had been non-functional since 1966 when it disappeared beneath the surface of the water in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Originally built in 1564 by Spanish colonists, it was abandoned in the 1700’s and then submerged when a dam was built causing the waters to slowly rise […]

Genuine Repentance

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 3/2/16 Weekly Update There are many memories from my childhood that bring a smile to my face when I pause to remember them. I remember my first Major League baseball game I attended with my dad in 1973 and the typical summer routine of playing ball and going swimming. When I close my eyes […]

Eyewitness

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 2/24/16 Weekly Update Q –What exactly is Eyewitness? A – It’s a one-person drama from the perspective of a Roman Centurion named Octavius who was an eyewitness to the arrest, trial, crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Q – What types of things did this guy experience? A –For starters he was present for […]

AT&T

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 2/17/16 Weekly Update Our shopping trip was not even an hour old when Cheri and I pulled into the parking lot at the Carlisle Commons, and I suddenly knew what was coming. I recognized it, not because of the illuminated sign, but because of the chill that goes through my spine every time there’s […]

If You… Then

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 2/10/16 Weekly Update I once met a man who purchased a brand of lawnmower with a reputation for being thoroughly dependable. In fact, the purchase came with a guarantee that, should anything go wrong with the mower in the first year after purchase, he could return it to the dealer and receive his money […]

Turning the Lights

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 2/3/16 Weekly Update For the past 55 years the Penn State Nittany Lions football team has played their games at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. Prior to 1982 they played all their home games during daylight hours. In 1982 one of the television networks asked Penn State if they would be willing to […]

Changing the Dog

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 1/27/16 Weekly Update Last week I wrote about the shenanigans of our beloved Journey and the fact that we have learned to block her troublesome behavior because we possess little hope that she will ever behave differently than she does at the present time. She gets into any food item left on the table, […]

Accomodating the Dog

From Pastor Tim’s article in the 1/20/16 Weekly Update Nearly a year ago our family adopted a new member into our family. Journey, a four year-old Yorkshire terrier arrived with long hair and an active tongue. It seems there is nothing she won’t lick given the opportunity. After not having a dog in our house for more than a year […]