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A Mother's Love
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who were sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather your people ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
May 6, 20223 min read
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An Empty Tomb
If you just stop here at the end of Luke 24:1:3, you will be left hanging. Perplexed. The women go to the tomb on that Easter morning to ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Apr 15, 20223 min read
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Get Ready for a Recharge
... the Global Leadership Summit. Each year I spend two days being restored and inspired by leaders from all over the world who help me ...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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Support for Ukraine
Even though we cannot physically help those suffering this devastation in the Ukraine, we can financially support the efforts of those ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Mar 18, 20222 min read
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HOPE for Justice
But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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Something New
In a way, the Hebrew people in the times of the prophet Isaiah are much like us today. They are in a period of waiting—waiting for when...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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Make Room
In those days Caesar Augustus declared that everyone throughout the empire should be enrolled in the tax lists. This first enrollment occurr
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Pure Joy
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 10, 20213 min read
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The Hope of Christmas
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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Cultivating Faith
It is an extraordinary time at St. Andrew’s, for we find ourselves in the midst of remembering where we have been and, at the same time, whe

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 12, 20213 min read
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The Next Generation
My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 15, 20212 min read
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God Has Always Been There
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 1, 20213 min read
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September 11 - Never Forget
Those of you who were old enough to remember that day certainly cannot un-remember it. Where were you when you heard the news of the planes

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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The Impossible
We all have spaces in our lives where we have lost hope. Where our laugh is resigned to a reality we do not want. That is why this is such a
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 20, 20212 min read
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Preparing a Place
This Scripture in the Gospel of John is one that I read quite regularly at funeral services, because it talks about Jesus preparing us a pla

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 13, 20213 min read
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Into the Wilderness
The wilderness is a common setting for events in the Bible. We read in the book of Exodus the story of the Hebrew people wandering in ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 16, 20212 min read
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Faith in Christ
"Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance; they exult in your name all day long,

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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A Way to Find Rest
I remember that I am not doing life alone and God is there to help carry the burden. I like Matthew 11:28 which reminds us of God’s help,
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Apr 23, 20212 min read
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Jesus Wept
This week our daily readings of the book of John has included a great story about the death of Lazarus, chapter 11:1-44.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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Standing on Shoulders
Yesterday I was so weepy. I honestly had not spent a lot of time thinking about the fact that we were going to have a female Vice...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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