IT’S PERSONAL Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church January 25, 2015; 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Psalm 62:5-12; Mark 1:14-20 “And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’” Mark 1:17 This past week, I was away on study leave with a group of fellow pastors for […]

BLESSINGS FIRST Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church January 11, 2015; Baptism of the Lord, Year B Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11 “And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’” Mark 1:11 Have you ever been tempted to eat dessert first? It never happened in the […]

LET’S KEEP HEROD IN CHRISTMAS Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church January 4, 2015; 2nd Sunday of Christmas, Year B Psalm 2; Matthew 2:13-23 “Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and […]