Author Archives: Galen Zook

September 39, 2018, Pastor Galen Psalm 124 Psalm 124 says, “if the Lord had not been on our side…the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away” (Psalm 124:2, 4-5). I have never been caught in a flood. But I do know fromContinueContinue reading “Flood”

September 23, 2018, Pastor Galen Psalm 1, James 3:13-18 Psalm 1 says, “Blessed is the one…whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water” (Psalm 1:1,2-3a) I don’t know about you, but I am oneContinueContinue reading “More Than Words”

September 16, 2018, Pastor Galen Zook Psalm 19 I grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I suppose you could call Harrisburg a large town or a small city. There were about 50,000 people in the inner city, and about a quarter of a million people in the metropolitan area. Harrisburg is much smaller than Baltimore, butContinueContinue reading “Not Everything Is Good”

September 9th 2018 by Pastor Galen Zook My Mountain Flop Experience If you’ve ever climbed a mountain, you know that it is a physically demanding experience. But climbing a mountain can teach you a lot of life lessons as well. When I was a junior in college, our college campus Christian fellowship went away forContinueContinue reading “Those Who Trust”

September 2nd 2018 by Pastor Galen Zook “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights” (James 1:17). The Value and Dignity of Work Tomorrow is Labor Day, the day that we celebrate the worth and value of work. And so, it’s fitting to note that inContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Labor Day”