Pastor Tom's Community

  Five years ago, we were all shocked and shaken by Sandy Hook and the unbelievable events that touched so many lives with death and devastation. I processed as I often do, by writing. This showed up in a review of my Facebook posts from later that same week: I read the paper in the…

There is wisdom in our weakness and poetry in our mortality. We speak wise things; we ponder understanding; we sing the proverbial metaphors of life's great truths. "Hear this, all peoples!Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,both low and high,rich and poor together!My mouth shall speak wisdom;the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.I will…

      The love of God is greater farThan tongue or pen can ever tell;It goes beyond the highest star,And reaches to the lowest hell;The guilty pair, bowed down with care,God gave His Son to win;His erring child He reconciled,And pardoned from his sin. Refrain:Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!How measureless and…

  Father of Lights, Lord of Glory, Master of the Universe, Arbiter of Covenants, Leader in Battle, Thou Who stillest the storm and declares peace, Giver of good gifts, Creator of all, God of Heaven Whose footstool is earth, King of Glory, God of Peace in Whom is peace, God and Father of our Lord…

  Now, tomorrow, some day,Informed by yesterday,Embracing the moment,Inspired by the future,Fearful of fear,Faithful to the path we seeThrough eyes of faith,We do believe,Deep in our hearts,We do believeWe do not fearWe lay it asideWe do believeDeeply,DeeplyWe shall overcomeSome day!!! "We are not afraid. We are not afraid!"    

The psalms are full of paradox; that is why I love them and relate to them so. In the same breath: "God, you beat me up badly" and "God, you have always protected me." And … "Where are you God?" coupled with "You are always with me." And … "Why are you silent…" with "I…

Sometimes there is less to say than one would think. Sometimes there is less to think than one would say. Sometimes profundity is mere redundanty.  Sometimes redundace is profundance.  What time it is, I do not fathom. I shall look upon a clock and let you know..          

This is a new day, God of hope.It has not been fully formed.A million choices will frame it and fill in the blanks.Some are ours; some are others' and then …There is nature and nature's choice's.We know this, at the end of the day, not one eternal purpose of Yours will be thwarted,Not one soul will…

Dear God,I hope I am not standing on the street corner praying to be seen by men.It's just easier to type some prayers and invite any who might liketo join or praywith me orfor me.You know what is in my closet.There is that secret place where we shut the door and it is …just us.But sometimes,…

  1. Evaluate – Is there something in my thinking that is getting the results I do not want? 2. Excavate – What is the source of that thinking? Is it possible that I am moving on a belief about myself, others, or reality that has no validity? 3. Eradicate – Abandon that belief, if…