After Jesus answered the question about the greatest commandment, there was a follow up question. "WHO is my neighbor? is a helpful question. WHY? Because in our old way of thinking we have adversaries, people we disagree with, others who have done us wrong. We think there is only so much love to go around,… Continue reading Who would be surprised by your compassion today? (Luke 10:25-37)
Author: Charlie Yost
After graduating from Red Land high school and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, I worked several years at Ships Parts Control Center. Jeanne came into my life simultaneous to my sense of a calling for additional training. We moved to Findlay, OH and finished my M. Div. through Winebrenner Theological Seminary. I was ordained by the Churches of God, General Conference and served pastorates in Cumberland, Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties.
Desert Storm arose during the mid-point of those assignments and again I sensed a calling and was commissioned as a Chaplain in the US Army Reserves. Three overseas deployments and 24 years later, I retired from the military and have returned to my boyhood home in Etters.
Married to Jeanne for four decades now (seems like yesterday), God blessed us with a daughter Sarah and son Zachary, who in turn are both married to great people and have provided five grandsons and one beautiful granddaughter between them! We are so proud of our children and our grandchildren!
I am very excited to be part of the Goldsboro Church and to have the opportunity to serve alongside these good folks as we let the light of Jesus be reflected into the lives and fabric of our community.
Keeping the MAIN thing the MAIN thing…
When asked what the greatest commandment was, Jesus replied that it is to love God with all your heart, all your mind, all your soul, and all your strength...and oh, by the way, connected to that is a second command to love your neighbor as yourself. The words "commandment", "love", and "all" jump off the… Continue reading Keeping the MAIN thing the MAIN thing…