My granddaughter called me on Monday evening and asked if I could meet with her to discuss an English assignment she had for school. Feeling honored by the request I eagerly agreed and went to meet her—without asking about the assignment. When I met her she showed me a copy of Elie Wiesel’s Night and… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~ A DIFFERENT REASON FOR THANKSGIVING
On Sunday, December 1st, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm there will be an Advent Workshop with stations of different activities and advent reflections, followed with a Soup Luncheon. See Amanda Martin for more information.
In mid-December, we interview 3 candidates for the Senior Minister position. We are currently: writing, compiling, and finalizing interview questions; completing the Senior Minister job description; and pulling items together for the PVCC Promotional Package each candidate will receive prior to the interview. We will continue to keep you updated. Please don’t hesitate to pose… Read more UPDATE FROM THE MINISTERIAL SEARCH TEAM
I am looking forward to the program on Tuesday evening, November 19th, when we will host Peterson Tocscano. Tthanks to Natalie Byington who is making Peterson’s visit possible. Monday evening he will be at College Hill United Methodist Church. Tuesday he will be at Pine Valley sharing a program called “Doin’ Time.” You can check… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~ THOUGHTS ON NONVIOLENCE
The colors this November are magnificent. Moses never saw a bush that burned brighter than the one that burns outside the door of Pine Valley Christian Church. The intense colors lift the latch of our mind and open the gate of our heart. Now let me try to link this observation to our lectionary text… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
Pine Valley Christian Church, November 3, 2013, All Saints Sunday Psalm 139, Rev. David Hansen Escape From God A sermon by Paul Tillich on Psalm 139 “Where could I go from Thy spirit and where could I flee from Thy face?” These are the central words of the great 139th Psalm. They state in the… Read more God’s Commonwealth
It is November. It is time to wish family members, friends and neighbors near and far a Blessed Thanksgiving, Holiday Cheer and a Joyous Christmas. And we will do all of this here at PVCC! My mind today is looking around the corner to 2014. I hope you will read this, and give me some… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
I received a card from a member of St. Mark UMC who attended PVCC when Mark McCormick spoke on August 25. The visitor’s comments speak to our welcoming spirit and to the quality of our worship. Excerpts: Thank you so much for the card! I want you to know that I really felt welcome when… Read more VISITOR’S COMMENTS
Recent events caused me to pick up my copy of Rabbi Michael Lerner’s The Politics of Meaning: Restoring Hope in an Age of Cynicism (Addison-Wesley, 1996). Lerner offers the following definition of spirituality: “an awareness of the fundamental unity of all being, and of our connectedness to one another and to the universe” (page 56).… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
Hope everyone noticed that we have new body microphones. We need to give a special shout out to Mike Kilgore for paying for these from his mother’s estate. WAM