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Winter 2023 Video Update

As I considered retiring from ministry, I knew that I had to keep myself busy. I love that the Lord landed me back at my house in Perry County, PA where I was familiar with the land. It allowed me to stay active, while enjoying God’s creation, and doing things I enjoy. I wanted to […]

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How this card left a mark on my 2022!

After recovering from my failed liver transplant in the fall of 2021 and realizing that my prognosis was possibly much shorter than what I hoped, I had to decide  what to do with 2022. Not knowing what 2022 would look like entirely and whether  I would be here at the end allowed me to focus […]

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Joy amidst sorrow for that is the point of Christmas

I will make this quick on this Christmas day!   When walking through sorrow and affliction, whatever the situation may be, we often find ourselves thinking like Job, who curses the day he was born and wishes for gloom and deep darkness to claim it (Job 3:3-10).   Oh, how often I slip into this perspective, oh, […]

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Contentment ~ April 2022 Update

It has been a while since I last updated everyone on my health and my plans. I am very thankful as my cancer continues to be stable (not growing or shrinking), however, my energy and strength continues to be greatly impacted by the cancer and the chemotherapy. As a result, I have made the difficult […]

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Leading While Suffering

In November 2021, I was given the opportunity to write a blog post on leadership and suffering for the Eastern District of the EFCA denomination, of which my church is part of. Here is the blog post.

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“Fear Not” Sermon from 2019

I have preached many sermons as a pastor. However, there are some messages and passages that resonate with you years afterwards. There has not been a day pass over the past 17 months since my diagnosis that I have not thought of Jesus’ words in John 14:1-6. Perhaps this sermon and passage could provide encouragement, […]

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Meet My Friend Tim

D. T. Niles, a pastor born on an island south of India, is famous for saying that we, as Christians, are “one beggar telling another beggar where to get food.” That statement warms my heart.  I’ll be honest, there are not many times that I have felt pastoral over the past year and a half.  I have […]

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My Top 10 thoughts

One of the most difficult things I have had to do is to write this blog because my emotions and my thoughts have been all over the place since my surgeon stood beside my hospital bed on August 3rd and told me, “I am sorry Mr. Williams; the transplant didn’t happen because your cancer has spread.”  I […]

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How to serve your suffering pastor.

Written on September 1st, 2021 (originally posted to Facebook) It has been a while since I have put any update on Facebook or the blog. Please forgive me as my emotions and thoughts are all over the place. I do hope to post a longer update here soon. However, I found this article from Acts […]

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