Newsletter
-
Returning from Sabbatical
Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. ~ Exodus 20:10 I cannot thank the congregation and leaders of Bethel enough for the gift of the six weeks I was able to take for a sabbatical. A sabbatical is intended to be a time of rest and renewal. Some pastors travel or use the time…
-
Bethel: A Place of Welcome and Grace
Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and…
-
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit
When the day of Pentecost had come, [the apostles] were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of…
-
And Hope Does Not Disappoint Us
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that…
-
Continuing the Work God Has Begun Among You: Living a Generous Life
From April 2016 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. ~ Philippians 1:6 We began the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday as I said the words: “today with the whole church we enter the…
-
The Year Ahead
From January 2016 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter 11[God] has made everything suitable for its time; moreover he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy…
-
Top articles on PJ’s blog
Perhaps the primary tool pastors use are their words – written, spoken, and lived. Hopefully, these are in sync. We use words to comfort, challenge, inspire, inform, educate, and warm hearts to the gospel. Writers, poets, and pastors have the honor and responsibility to translate what we see and experience into words. I have used…




