Pastor Robert Foote

“As Often…Visits to the Doctor or the Gym” We know that the Corinthian congregation had many problems.   In fact, every congregation could say the same thing – hopefully not to […]

Double Passover Most Christians and Jewish people recall the origin of one Old Testament Jewish festival.  This festival comes from captivity in Egypt and a final plague, that is, the

Holy Communion Even the Lone Ranger Had Tonto  I am old enough to have grown up watching reruns of the television show The Lone Ranger, but not old enough to

The Mystery of Wood and Water  “Deliver and Destroy” Lent begins with Ash Wednesday.  We remember that we are but dust and ashes, and to dust we shall return. We

The Mystery of the Exodus  “Making a Distinction” When you turn the page from Genesis to Exodus, you have just jumped 400 years into the future… from where Abraham, Isaac,

The Mystery of Our Exodus  We, Too, Came Out of Captivity! If you speak with your more conservative Jewish friends as they are celebrating the Passover, they might give you

How Not to Take Holy Communion Part 5 – The Mystery of Reba’s Overnight Rolls There’s something about Hoosier grandmas (and maybe specifically German Hoosier grandmas), that is a bit

How Not to Take Holy Communion Part 4 – Do Not Receive It Drunk! Struggle. When I began my ministry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after several years of service, I was

How Not to Take Holy Communion Part 3 – The Motive & Meal Is Important  Ever go to a garage sale and find out that the garage is not for

How Not to Take Holy Communion Part 2 – The Rx of Redemption As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have