Just like darkness is the absence of light, despair is the absence of hope.  As we transition from our series entitled Between Two Mountains, we light the candle of Hope on the first Sunday of Advent, one of four Sundays where we celebrate Christ’s birth, the other following three candles representing Peace, Joy and Love. …

As the series “Between Two Mountains” continued in the New Testament book of Acts, Pastor Mark shared three lessons from Paul’s life: faith, sacrifice, and courage. I find Paul the most relatable of the apostles. None of us are Old Testament Jews who lived before Jesus, nor are we disciples who were able to sit…