The Storyteller Tells a Story of Faith… The Path Beneath My Feet – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Psalms 119:105 (NIV) The series of stories under this heading will feature people of faith from both Barnitz and Mt. Zion churches who have not only Read More
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Why it is good to “hangout” with monks.
I’m guessing most of you have not taken the time to “hangout” with monks. Last week, I had the privilege of staying two nights at Mount Saviour Monastery near Elmira, New York with a group of nine other people. They genuinely welcomed all of us. As it says on their website: The Monastery of Mount Read More
What does your thermometer read?
Do you like the hot weather or the cold weather? Are you missing the summer already or looking forward to winter? Here in Pennsylvania, we can go from the air conditioner on in the afternoon to the heat on the next morning. The temperature is all over the place. You wake up to go to Read More
God’s People at Work: Fishing For . . .
The Storyteller Tells a Story of Faith… Matthew 4:19 “Come follow me, said Jesus, and I will make you fishers of men.” NIV It’s easy to understand why we fish. Fish are good to eat, and they provide sport and recreation for us. Fishing allows us to be outside in God’s great Read More
What do you see?
Do you see a football game here in the picture? Sorry Maryland friends and fans, you might try to argue no football game took place. I had a great time watching Penn State play Maryland over the weekend. I was joined by around 100,000 people. It was great spending a day with friends. It was Read More
Genuinely Welcoming
We are living out Connecting People to Christ’s Love here at Barnitz and Mt. Zion more and more, which is great to see. One of the things we are doing to live this out is spending some time focusing on our values. We seek to live out Connecting People to Christ’s Love because of who Read More
Moving the “Ball” Forward
In case you were not able to join us this past Sunday (September 18), here are a few important things we covered. First and foremost, we want everyone to know that we are living out “Connecting People to Christ’s Love.” We are actively taking steps to live this out. We are moving the “ball” forward. Read More
Connecting People to Christ’s Love
Do you know Christ’s love? Do you know how great it is to be loved and to love others? Connecting People to Christ’s Love is something we continue to seek to live out more and more here at Barnitz and Mt. Zion. Last spring, we presented and talked about what I affectionately call the Read More
What are your memories of church?
Here is a post originally published on November 25, 2014, “Memories of Church.” It ties in really well with a question I asked this past, What is church? When you think of church, what memories come to mind? My first memories of church are from a little country church that I went to as Read More
Still want to do good?
What is the best way to “help” people? Are we really seeking to “help” them or to “help” ourselves, making us feel better about ourselves? This post was originally published August 11, 2015, “Do you really want to do good?” It came to mind recently in light of some of the public discussions on how Read More