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A Noble Task
The COVID pandemic has brought on another pandemic in our community; a pandemic of isolation, loneliness, feelings of being overwhelmed and

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 5, 20212 min read


Remember the Sabbath
I think this year the Super Bowl is almost a Holy Event, but not for the reasons you would think. It is not a because the Tampa Bay...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jan 29, 20212 min read


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


Faith Is Taking the First Step
As we are in the first 15 days of the new year, doesn’t it seem like 2021 is just an extension of 2020? As if today, Jan. 15, 2021 is...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 15, 20212 min read


God's Assurance
The Bible shouts out to us, that God is an ever-present help in our time of need.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 8, 20212 min read


Put Your Hope in God's Faithful Promises
How often do you anticipate Gods’ faithfulness in your life? Are you anticipating God’s faithfulness in 2021?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Merry Christmas!
Jayne and I are so glad to be sharing our first Christmas with the St. Andrew’s UMC family. From the first moment that we find out that...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 25, 20203 min read


The Gift That God Gives Us
I received a devotion today via email that contained an excerpt from L. B. E. Cowman’s classic book “Streams in the Desert,” originally...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 18, 20202 min read


What Do You Buy the Person Who Has Everything?
All Christians read their Bible, right? Guess what? You are probably in the majority if you struggle to read scripture.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 11, 20202 min read


The Meaning of Advent Wreaths
The design of the Advent Wreath consists of four candles placed in a wreath that surrounds a larger middle candle.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 4, 20202 min read


How Long, Oh Lord, How Long
When I wrestle with God, it says to me that I now know God loves me regardless of my complaint.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Nov 27, 20202 min read


What We Do Best
So, we can ask ourselves the same in this time of crisis. While we are in the midst of this, let’s get back to what we as Christians do best

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 20, 20203 min read


Dry Bones, Hear the Word of the LORD
Sometimes the very thing we pull all our efforts into doesn’t seem to really make any difference.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Oct 9, 20203 min read


World Communion Sunday
God was in Christ, bringing reconciliation to all. This is what we celebrate, this is what happens when we pass the bread and the cup.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Financial Peace
There are no short cuts in paying off debt. But there are better ways of doing it than we realized.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Sep 25, 20202 min read


God Bless It!
Yet we know that this Sunday will mark a new chapter because it will mark the beginning of a rebuilding.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 18, 20203 min read


There Is Hope
Have you ever considered that one day, when we are on the other side of this virus threat, that we will emerge from this transformed?

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 11, 20203 min read


Reaching Out in Love
This country has been overwhelmed as well by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet there have been areas also besieged by various disasters, resulting

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 4, 20203 min read


A Connectional Church
There are so many reasons I love being a United Methodist. One of them is the “connectional” system we belong to as United Methodist....
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Unsung Heroes
Without these lesser-known and behind the scenes individuals, the church would not have been established and survive.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 21, 20203 min read
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