S everal events are upcoming. I wanted to begin today with reminders so you can make sure you get them on your calendars. ·         Remember that this Saturday (March 7 th ) the God’s Little Acre Preschool pancake and sausage breakfast will be held from 8-10am in the Fellowship Hall. There will be gluten-free pancakes available. ·         On Sunday (March 8 th ) at 3pm in the Fellowship Hall, there will be a discussion and presentation of Anabaptist History and Genealogy. ·  

This is the question that was at the center of our worship service yesterday. While most of us would immediately affirm that we are followers of Jesus, I think, are we also demonstrating that by the way we live our lives? Are we conforming our lives to the teaching of Jesus, or are we simply accepting those parts that fit with the ideas we already have? It’s a difficult bit of soul-searching to do. There’s no better time for this kind of spiritual work than this season leadin

I hope all is going well there. Here in Argentina, Josanne and I have had another busy week. I’ve done another week of training with the leadership team. On Saturday, I led the second half of the Seminar on the Gospel of John at the church building. We had a good turnout and people really responded well to the workshop.   Last Friday, Randy and Valeria, and their daughter took us on a trip to Buenos Aires. There was lots to see, but one of the highlights was an old theater th

Josanne and I send greetings from La Plata, Argentina! We hope and pray everything went well yesterday during the worship service. We haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, since we’ve been very busy here.   Our travel went smoothly, but we were very tired when we arrived. Our hosts, Randy and Valeria (and their three children Mia, Noah, and Oliver) have been taking good care of us. Josanne did experience some sickness in her first few days here, but is feeling much better now

When you receive this, Josanne and I should be somewhere along the way to La Plata, Argentina. We appreciate the well-wishes you all offered yesterday. We’d very much appreciate your prayers over the next couple of weeks as we seek to serve the people of Argentina. We will especially be working with some faithful missionaries and church leaders in La Plata. We’re going down at the invitation of a former student of mine named Randy Caldwell. We’ll be staying with him and his f

We certainly had a cold, snowy weekend with more cold temperatures predicted to be on the way. We’re so glad to be able to have the livestreamed service available for those who didn’t want to get out in the weather. With the blowing snow, it was wise for those who couldn’t be out in it to watch from home.   Do you want some good news? Only 53 days until the first day of Spring! And surely we’ll get above freezing before then. Won’t we?   We do want to say a  big  thank you to

Yesterday was another good day to be together. After our worship service, we had a nice potluck. It was so good to see such a large group stay and spend some time in fellowship together. Then we had our annual meeting. Many thanks to those who contributed to that. We were able to give honor to some of the people who have volunteered at NDMC for literally decades.   Next week we will begin a short series on the Sermon on the Mount during our worship service. Next week we’ll be

Let me say it right up front! Remember that this Sunday, January 18 th , is our annual meeting. We’ll have a potluck following the worship service and then the meeting will follow.   Yesterday during worship, we looked at Matthew 3 and John the Baptist’s announcement of the coming of our Lord. Next week we’ll see that Jesus’ Kingship did not go unchallenged. In Matthew 4, Jesus’ temptation reminds us that he was truly human, yet he did not give in to temptation (Hebrews 4:15)

New Years’ 2026   We continue celebrating the birth of Jesus this week. Yesterday, in Matthew 1, we saw the royal titles that accompanied his birth—Messiah, Son of David, Jesus, and Immanuel. Next week we’ll look at the Wise Men in Matthew 2 and the conflicting ways in which news of Jesus’ birth was received. There are still conflicting ways that people receive the news about Jesus.   This week is also when we change our calendars from 2025 to 2026. For some people New Years’

It was good to see the crowd in our worship service yesterday. The special music, the singing, the candle lighting, the decorations—everything worked together to make it a really special service. Thanks to all who participated.   With Wednesday being Christmas Eve and Thursday being Christmas Day, we begin our celebration of the birth of Jesus. We will not be holding a Christmas Eve service at North Danvers, but the Presbyterian Church has extended an invitation to theirs. We