New Leadership, Same Doctrine We woke up on Wednesday morning to new leadership in the highest office inour land. Some were pleased with the outcome, others were disappointed, but one thinghas not changed: we are still one nation under God and one church rooted in faith. Throughout my ministry at Oak Chapel, I have beenContinue reading “In A Nutshell | November 7, 2024”
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In A Nutshell | October 24, 2024
A Pathway to Healing Through Prayer It’s hard to match the excitement of football on weekends in the fall. From Friday-night lights on the high school gridiron to autumn Saturdays in sold-out stadiums across the country to Sunday match-ups that feature our favorite professional team, football is ingrained in our culture this time of year. It isContinue reading “In A Nutshell | October 24, 2024”
In A Nutshell | October 10, 2024
An Unexpected Blessing As you may know, we delivered new blankets, courtesy of the church, to the Salvation Army and One-Eighty on Monday of this week. Both agencies were very grateful for our donation, but something else happened that afternoon that we did not expect. After delivering blankets to One-Eighty, we couldn’t help but noticeContinue reading “In A Nutshell | October 10, 2024”
In A Nutshell | September 27, 2024
The Good News Was Never Meant to be Frightening Halloween is more than a month away, but I am seeing an increasing number of outdoor displays throughout our community, and it’s still September. Makes me wonder where people get the time, not to mention the money, to purchase and put up these displays. What fascinatesContinue reading “In A Nutshell | September 27, 2024”
In A Nutshell | September 12, 2024
Faith at the Fair and Throughout the Community Despite having been a Wooster resident for 40 years, I had never attended a show atthe Wayne County Fair. I don’t know why, but I never got around to it. That all changedthis year, thanks to the incredible generosity of Bob and Rosie Troutman, who providedsome tickets,Continue reading “In A Nutshell | September 12, 2024”
In A Nutshell | August 29, 2024
The Clock on the Wall and the Passage of Time I have great respect for people who are always on time. Sadly, I am not one of those people. I always seem to be running a little late, including my efforts to start our worship service on time. I used to be able to blameContinue reading “In A Nutshell | August 29, 2024”
In A Nutshell | August 8, 2024
Lessons in the Dirt to Help Smooth Over Our Differences My father exposed me to Major League Baseball at an early age. He would take me to rustic old Forbes Field several times a year to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were actually pretty good back then. We would sit in the right field grandstandsContinue reading “In A Nutshell | August 8, 2024”
In A Nutshell | July 25, 2024
Just When You Think You Have Seen It All The XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will get underway this weekend, beginning with the opening ceremonies tomorrow night, July 26. During the next two weeks, many of us will gather around our television sets to watch our favorite athletes and teams go for the Gold. I’ll beContinue reading “In A Nutshell | July 25, 2024”
In A Nutshell | July 14, 2024
Refresh Your Faith at the Lake This Sunday Here’s a question you don’t often hear: How’s your faith? We ask others about their health, their jobs, their families, their schooling, their hobbies, and just about everything else in their life, but we seldom ask them about their faith. Why? Probably because we consider it aContinue reading “In A Nutshell | July 14, 2024”
In A Nutshell | June 26, 2024
An Invitation to Sacred Worship and Reflection Everyone knows that there are 24 hours in a day, but ask someone how many hours there are in a week, and most would likely scratch their heads and try to quickly — andprobably inaccurately — multiply 24 times seven in their head. If you’re still trying toContinue reading “In A Nutshell | June 26, 2024”