Sheryl Hofmeister

Desires For a New Year

Well, a new year has arrived! And, just like the year before it, the new 366 days has come with much anticipation. Saying goodbye to 2023 wasn’t real difficult for me. Considering that we...

Resolutions

So how many people have already given up on their New Year resolutions? How many will give up by the end of January? It’s an annual practice for many people to make resolutions, and...

Walking Into the New Year 

Do you set New Year’s resolutions?  Do you keep them, start out great then drift away or do you not even make them?  As we say goodbye to 2023 and step into the fresh,...

Healing in His Wings

Charles Wesley’s Hark the Herald Angels Sing is one of my favorite carols. The third verse offers this encouragement: “Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His...

In the Eyes of a Child

Years ago, a friend of mine said to me, “Tim, I know why God gave you children.  To give you writing material for your newsletter articles”.  He’s right, you know.  Raising children not only...

Joy…Joy…Joy.

We hear a lot about joy during the Christmas season. Songs about joy, readings about joy, Christmas greetings wishing us joy, commercials showing joyful people celebrating the holidays, etc. But it’s not always easy...

Amazing Father

This time of year is when we hear about and celebrate the birth of Jesus. As Christians, we all know the story but there is one person in the story that, kind of, gets left...

He Loves Us Anyway

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I find myself in the unique position of spending it without my family. Circumstances led us to this different situation, and while I’m not upset about it, it is a...

Who’s Action

What is in your mind, heart, and expectations as you enter a worship service? Each of us carry assumptions about why we are there, what we are there to do, and why it’s important...