Rain, Rain Go AWAY!

Very recently, the NCC held its 8th annual golf tournament – a wonderful time of fellowship and outreach, as well as a much-needed fundraiser for the ministry of the Choir.  Set for the fourth Thursday in June, we were hoping for a beautiful sunny day with low humidity and pleasant temperatures at the Gettysburg, PA, golf [...]

Dealing with Disappointment

How many times have your “specs” been broken? And I’m not talking about eyeglasses here! I’m referring to broken expectations that can create a major source of disappointment for us. From time to time, we all need a little reminder about how to deal with the disappointments life brings our way. Because left unchecked, disappointments [...]

Right Reflections

A good book, a cup of hazelnut coffee, sitting on my little balcony/deck looking over the countryside through the fronds of three gorgeous hanging ferns, hearing the birds sing . . . It doesn’t get much better than that. Is everything going perfectly in my life? No. That's a certainty. But enough is going right [...]

Great Congregational Singing, Part 1

I’ve gotten so tired of going into churches where a wonderful praise band and talented singers are “leading worship” and yet NO ONE around me in the congregation is singing! We’re all spectators, watching the chosen few on “stage” be the participants. Now before you start thinking that I’m an ardent traditionalist who would like [...]

Broken!

Have you been feeling lately like trials are hitting you from every side and if one more thing comes along, you just might break under the weight of it all? Or perhaps you’re past that point and feel like the broken pieces of your life are lying discarded at your feet. Well, take heart. God [...]

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