From the desk of Pastor David, September 2025

Every person must answer four existential questions: Where did I come from?
Why am I here? What am I supposed to do? What happens when I die? Broadly
speaking, how you answer those questions puts you in one of two camps.

Camp A
Billions of years ago, a primordial soup came about on earth, itself the result of a big bang. That soup, through a random process of chaos, evolved into single cell amoebas, which in turn became fish, then mammals, then apes, then humans. I am here to be kind and supportive to my fellow human beings without irresponsibly damaging the environment. I shall work hard, obey the law,
accumulate a large 401k, advance in my career, raise a family, and retire early,enjoying life as best I can along the way. After I am gone, I shall return to the dust and be no more.
Such a world view gives us the following headlines:

• Pregnancy robots’ could give birth to human children in revolutionary breakthrough — and a game-changer for infertile couples (NY Times; 8/17/25)
• Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolation (AP; 10/18/24)
• UK free speech crackdown sees up to 30 people a day arrested for petty offenses such as retweets and cartoons (NY Post; 8/19/25)

 
Camp B
I came about through God’s master plan set in motion from before time began. (I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139). During my short time here, I have one purpose-to honor and obey my Creator. (“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. Luke 1). While I am here, I have certain responsibilities to fulfill, not as a burden, but in thankfulness for all that has been given to me. I am to love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength, and I am to love my neighbor as myself. (Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
( I Corinthians 15). And after my time on earth is over, I have a blessed assurance that I will be reunited with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit from which I came. (Then the angel showed me the
river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.  And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Revelation 22).

I have yet to figure out what is attractive about Camp A when Camp B has been freely given to us. More importantly, I am thankful for the invitation.
AMEN


Blessings to you,  David

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