Messages From Rev. Don Gibson
Jesus’ Nature?
1 April, 2012
The Christmas story is the good news of God taking on human flesh and being born as Jesus in Bethlehem’s manger. We sing about ‘Emmanuel’-God is with us. The Gospels tell of the amazing things that Jesus did and said in his life on earth. With Good Friday and Easter we witness the idea of [...]
Read More >>Getting Ready for Easter
1 March, 2012
It always seems that the Advent and Christmas seasons are just over and along comes Lent leading us towards Holy Week! Most of us spend a significant amount of time getting ready for Christmas but how much do we do to get ready for Holy Week? Good Friday and Easter are the two most important [...]
Read More >>To Whom Do We Pray?
1 February, 2012
Some people think that prayer is a waste of time while others view it as a form of positive thinking that initiates not divine but human action. I believe that something divine is in play when we pray. Lately I have been wondering about who or what my prayers are addressed to? C.S. Lewis over [...]
Read More >>Jesus, You are welcome here
1 December, 2011
In the hymn book ‘More Voices’ there is a hymn called, ‘Welcome, Jesus, You Are Welcome’. The first verse is very appropriate for Advent and Christmas; “Welcome, Jesus, you are welcome in this world made hard by fear; loving reach us, living teach us, Jesus, you are welcome here.” With the advent of the Christmas [...]
Read More >>Keep it Simple
2 November, 2011
We are familiar with the expression, ‘keep it simple, stupid’. This phrase needs little explanation, yet there is this tendency in most spheres of life and society to complicate things. We desire to make things simpler, but this does not mean that there are simplistic answers or solutions to challenges that confront us. ‘Keeping it [...]
Read More >>Changing the Conversation
1 October, 2011
Last spring, thirty of our church leaders took part in an eight-week study called “Unbinding the Gospel”. As a result, it was decided that we should do the six-week congregational study “Unbinding Your Heart” this fall. When we first considered this study program, I took the time to read the books and was impressed by [...]
Read More >>Jesus Everywhere
1 September, 2011
This summer, we spent time in Italy . . . Rome, Venice, Florence and six days at our friend’s 18th century house 2,800 feet up a mountain in a medieval village in the south. Everywhere we went, there was beautiful scenery, architectural and artistic wonders and so much history. The thing that most amazed me [...]
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