Welcome to the Church of the Cross website and we encourage you to go from web to worshiping with us in person on Sunday Mornings at 9:30 am for the Traditional Service or The Encounter Worship Service at 12:00 pm.
We have a favorite saying here, “Welcome to Church of the Cross: it’s not our church its GOD’S church.” We are a group of believers who wish to follow God’s mission for us individually and as a Christian community. We do this through our relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord, that relationship being nurtured through prayer, word, worship and service together.
All are welcome to seek God’s grace, mercy, forgiveness and living presence at Church of the Cross. Come and see how the one true living Christ can renew your life, the life of your family, and heal the wounds we all get from life’s struggles.
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OUT OF THE DARKNESS INTO THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHT
There once was a large pig, as most mature pigs are, named Waverly or something close to that name. Waverly so much enjoyed being a pig, eating like a pig, walking his waddle like pigs do. And, grunting with the other pigs. He indeed was a first-class grunter. Why, when he grunted a full grunting grunt sentence nay a paragraph grunt all the other pigs fell silent in awe. Waverly was his owner’s favorite pig. Her name was Winfred but everyone called her Winny. Despite her name she preferred pigs to horses and preferred Waverly’s company to almost anyone else, even most humans.
However, Waverly was a fair pig and to fair by way of his beloved status saved from the terminal rigors of production. Winny’s favorite pig was fair-complected and adverse, very much so, to MUD. Yes, mud, that thick sticky combination of just the right amount of dirt and water. As most pigs see it, happiness in cool layers and clumps, the delight of lounging and rolling boars and sows alike. The entire small herd basked in the expanse of the mud flat that encompassed all but a thin dry band along the fence.
It is on this thin mud free oasis Waverly always could be found, standing stiffly upon tippy toe pigs feet. He leaned so hard against the fence that much of his voluminous side protruded through it.
Waverly, it is presumed, believed that the tenderness on his back and the rash on hi sides were caused by the ubiquitous mud, which was splashed upon him from time to time by thoughtless frolicking pen mates (harrumph grunt). And besides he knew that if he stood their mashed against the fence, tolerating the hot sun Winny would come to his rescue with the cool soothing salve that Dr. Vedahvet had prescribed.
Despite all of Winney’s urging and cajoling the suffering fair, fair pig would not seek the soothing solace of the mud bath. So, Waverly accepted the sun’s onslaught and the fence’s chaffing, bringing sadness to himself, to the compassionate Winny and much frustration to Dr. Vedahvet.
[ By the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit all believers are given an abiding joy for both spiritual and physical strengthening, however we must “lounge and roll” in the all-present joy provided for us and GET OFF THE FENCE. } Luke 10:21; John 15:11; Romans 14:17 & 15:13; Galatians 5:22
Blessings in Christ: Pastor Tom