JUNE 2024 – PASTOR’S PEN FROM PASTOR BOB
This Pastor’s Pen might seem a little late, but I’ve been thinking about it ever since Memorial Day. I wanted to make a couple of observations that pertain to Memorial Day. First, I want to make sure that I am not secretly saying anything against anyone, unless I do it clearly and overtly. Secondly, I also am not […]
Monday, June 10, 2024 – 1 Kings 16:2 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
1 Kings 16:2 (NLT)2 “I lifted you out of the dust to make you ruler of my people Israel, but you have followed the evil example of Jeroboam. You have provoked my anger by causing my people Israel to sin. The prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, delivers a message to King Baasha, and it isn’t a good […]
Monday, June 3, 2024 – Proverbs 23:23 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
Proverbs 23:23 (NLT)23 Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. How easy is it to get truth? In today’s world, we are all encouraged to speak “our truth.” The problem with this is, is that my “truth” and your “truth” might be starkly different. For the Hamas, their truth is […]
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Proverbs 6:6 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
Proverbs 6:6 (NLT)6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! I don’t know how many of you like Leon Redbone, but when I read this proverb, my mind immediately went to his HIT SONG, “Lazybones!” If you can access YouTube, just click on the image below and it will […]
Monday, May 20, 2024 – Psalm 83:4 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
Psalm 83:4 (NLT) 4 “Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.” Isn’t it surprising how much in life has changed over the years. Anyone over older than 24 has seen the advent of hand held computers that call, text, take pictures, etc., which would […]
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Psalm 103:15 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
Psalm 103:15 (NLT)15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. Not to be a buzz kill, but our lives are pretty limited in terms of the span of our days. The psalmist tells us that our days are like grass and wildflowers, which bloom and die. In my sermon this coming […]
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – Psalm 29:6 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
Psalm 29:6 (NLT)6 He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf; he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox. It is interesting how recently West Mifflin was largely farmland. There are still people living in West Mifflin who grew up on farms in West Mifflin. However, there are fewer and fewer people who can identify […]
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 2 Samuel 24:1 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
2 Samuel 24:1 (NLT): Once again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the Lord told him. 1 Chronicles 21:1 (NLT): Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the […]
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – 2 Samuel 22:47 (NLT) – Verse of the Day Reflection with Pastor Bob
2 Samuel 22:47 (NLT)47 “The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted! Our verse today is at the conclusion of a long Song of Praise by David after defeating all of enemies, including Saul. For those of us who are doing the chronological readings, this section should have been placed once […]
MAY 2024 PASTORAL LETTER FROM PASTOR BOB
Recently, those who have been reading the news have seen pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli, as well as anti-Jewish protestors seemingly take over elite college campuses across the nation. Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and approximately 100 other campuses have experienced many days of protest, but also harassment, and endangerment towards Jewish students, as well as those who disagree with […]
