Roy's Ramblings Webster defines GUSTO: gus·to /ˈɡəstō/noun - enjoyment or vigor in doing something; zeal."she sang it with gusto”; and this week we find in the reading from Romans 12:11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your...

Roy's Ramblings So this past Tuesday I was invited to join the Brown County Habitat for Humanity Board … Wednesday they voted me in … and Thursday Josh and I went to work on the current home build with the crew. It was amazing -...

Roy's Ramblings This Sunday is World Communion Sunday. What exactly does that mean? Well, as we break it down: Holy Communion joins us in Christian unity. This sacrament of Holy Communion, or Eucharist, invites us to focus on the...

Roy's Ramblings Well, we have held three of our cottage gatherings at the parsonage (Affectionately being called the Ice House) so far, and we have gotten to know some truly amazing folks. (By the way, there are still plenty of spaces...

Roy's Ramblings This coming Sunday we have a guest speaker that will be with us, Jennifer Foster, aka Jungle Jen, is a missionary and motivational speaker and will be bringing us the message of “Giving Living Water Wells”. From...

Roy's Ramblings I was in a meeting this week and a question was asked: Where do we find unchurched people? Well, my first knee jerk reaction was … everywhere. But, then I thought for a moment about what they were actually asking. The...

Roy's Ramblings One of the Scriptures for this coming Sunday is: Jeremiah 18:1-4:             This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s...

Roy's Ramblings In my younger days when I was keeping my resume’ updated, making sure my portfolio had all of my most current projects in it, and I was filling out applications for employment … I took a one day seminar on: How to...

Roy's Ramblings This coming Sunday I be will discussing the Wesleyan Quadrilateral as part of my sermon. According to Wikipedia: The Wesleyan Quadrilateral is a methodology for theological reflection that is credited to John Wesley,...

Roy's Ramblings As I was walking around town this week, meeting and greeting shop owners, tourists, locals, and … well … anyone else that would give me a moment - and as I invited folks to come to church on any Sunday Morning - I...