Welcoming New Members Thirty-two people who recently took Maranatha’s membership class are taking a step in their faith journey today.  Some are joining Maranatha from previous church homes.  Some have been part of our...

What I Am Learning from the Older Generation Faith is like fine wine.  It matures with age.  Children, youth, and middle-aged adults each contribute something vital to the church’s life.  What the older generation brings can...

Coming Apart to Come Together Jesus often gathered alone with his disciples.  On one occasion, during a particularly strenuous period of ministry, He said to His disciples, “Come…apart into a desert place, and rest a...

Come Wind, Come Fire   This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost.  We are recalling the momentous event which Luke describes in these words: Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house...