This coming Sunday during Coffee Hour, we will be holding our second Matthew 25 Forum. Just a couple of weeks ago, we spent some time focusing on Matthew 25:14-30—the “Parable of the Talents”—and highlighted our own gifts and skills and talents as well as the gifts,...

Sometimes, the gifts we offer to God through the church include feeding the hungry and housing those who need a roof over their heads. Our congregation has an important legacy of doing this important work in Jesus’ name. Sometimes, though, the gifts we offer to God...

This coming Sunday, there are two opportunities to grow in faith and knowledge at BPC... The Feasting on the Word Sunday School Class - at 9 AM in the “Living Room,” which is directly below the Sanctuary, next to the Choir Room (the...

This coming Sunday - with great joy - we celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism, welcoming Jason and Lucas Lidster into the family of faith at BPC.  For those of you who have not had the chance to meet them yet, the Lidster Twins are the sons of Bob and Alena Lidster, who...

Next weekend, the Deerfield Fair will be in full swing. Having visited the fair for the past few years, I can say that one of the highlights for me has been a performance by the famous Flying Walendas. For those of you who don’t know, the Walenda family is known for...

We are about to spread some grass seed on our lawn at home.  Hopefully, it will sprout before the temperatures get too cold for green-growing things.  Before we spread the grass seed, though, we need to prepare the soil.  The seed needs some soil to take root.  The...

FALL Welcome Sunday is finally here!  Some churches call it “Rally Day” or “Promotion Sunday.”  Our church used to call it “In-Gathering Sunday”. We changed it to FALL Welcome Sunday a few years ago, emphasizing the “ALL Welcome.”   This year,...

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus preaches his famous “Sermon on the Mount.”  As part of that sermon, Jesus tells us that sometimes “the rain falls on the just and unjust.” (Matthew 5:45). Basically, he is saying that, into every life, a little rain will fall.  What...