The Musings of Pastor Dan Hulseapple * * * * * * * * * This site has been temporarily removed for updating. Look its return later in the year. * * * * * * * * * The Current Time Midwest Watches Who is Pastor Dan Hulseapple? Pastor Dan Hulseapple is a retired ordained UCC minister. He has pastored three rural churches, and worked 32 years as a mental Health Social Work Assistant in between the second and third pastorates. Currently he lives in Middletown, NY with his wife, RoseMarie. They have three children and five (soon to be six) grandchildren. Pastor Dan serves as a pastor to the "unchurched' in times of need, and on occasion supplies at local churches for pastoral vacations and other times of absence. He is also serving on the Board of Directors of the Pastoral Counseling Center. Links to My Thoughts and those of others, too Wandering Thoughts Old Sermons Windows The Readers Respond Spiritual Encounters Offsite Links Clean Joke People of Abraham My Facebook Page * * * * * The Musings of Pastor Dan Hulseapple * * * * * What we are about Faith is belief in a Power beyond human existance. Faith is universal. We all experience Faith. In one way or another,we express our belief in (or sometimes lack of belief in) a higher power. How we express our faith is dependent on what we believe. This site exists as a vehicle so we may share our personal faith and beliefs with others. I will not attempt to "convert" you to my way of believing; my relationship with God is personal, and therefore private, just as your relationship with the Almighty Power is personal and private. What we are able to share is how that relationship, that faith, is expressed in our living. I continue to make changes to this site. My past sermons, and current thoughts and musings inspired by the "history" occuring daily around me, will still be a part of this site. I have also added a link to "The Readers Respond" page, where I will post comments, thoughts, and the personal expressions of faiths and beliefs of others who forward such information to me. I am also adding a new link, Spiritual Encounters. If you have knowledge of such stories (but not those found in forwarded emails), and wish to share them, send them to me, along with permission from the individual(s) who experienced the encounter. You may use the form located on The Readers Respond link, and which is also found at the bottom of this page, to send all materials. I simply ask that you identify yourself, and provide your email address in case I need to request additional information from you. I will use your first name only when posting items unless a reader requests otherwise. * * * * * If anything I have authored in my sermons or wandering thoughts touches your life in any way, give thanks to God. It is His voice speaking through me. * * * * * My Current Thoughts Richard Terwilliger 1940 - 2009 It is with deep sadness that I have to tell you of the loss of my dear friend, Richard Terwilliger, the person who stood with me as I wed my wife. Dick and I knew each other for most of our lives, becoming "acquainted" while we were still in diapers; we were "classmates" on the Cradle Roll at North Church Sunday School. For a few of our school years Dick lived away from Middletown, but when his family returned, we reconnected. When He married Carol, I was his Best Man, and Rosie was Carol's Maid of Honor; fourteen months later, Dick was my Best Man, and Carol was Rosie's Matron of Honor. When our first son was born, Dick and Carol served as Godparents. Off and on over the years, we lived in different places and lost contact temporarily, but we always seemed to reconnect. When Rosie and I returned to live in the Middletown area, our relationship was again complete. A few years ago, when I retired for the first time, Dick and I began a weekly "Guy's Day" get-together, and we traveled around our area, rarely having any particular place in mind, but enjoying Tuesdays doing something together we enjoyed very much. Each Spring we looked forward to the fishing season. But the last four years, however, we did not do "our thing" because Dck had an ulceration on his foot that would not heal. So the traveling and the fishing were put on hold, always with the hope of taking it up again when his foot did heal. But Cancer had other ideas, and when Dick's earlier battle with it was knocked down by its return in late 2008, we didn't know it then, but our Guy's Days were over. And now, I must say Farewell to a Buddy who could exasperate me, and make me laugh, all at the same time. God bless you Dick, and may you receive the peace you have so richly earned. * * * * * Sermons from the Past This is the place where I get to expound my "theology" through sharing some of my prior sermons. Most of these were delivered during my pastorate in Roscoe. Periodically this "current sermon" will be filed away to the Old Sermons archives and be replaced by a new selection. Here is one delivered on Sunday, June 8, 2008. Current Sermon * * * * * Here is where you can find those Old Sermons I included on early sites. * * * * * If there is a question you would like to ask, or have something you would like to share through this site, please use the form below. If you are sending material you would like to have posted, please sign your name at the end as you would like it to appear. As soon as I am able to format it for the site, it will be placed in "The Readers Respond page. If possible, I will also alert you as to when you may see your item on the site. * * * * * Name: Email Address: form creator Benediction May the blessings of Almighty God be with you, sustaining you in all that you do in His name. Amen. It is with deep sadness that I have to tell you of the loss of my dear friend, Richard Terwilliger, the person who stood with me as I wed my wife. Dick and I knew each other for most of our lives, becoming "acquainted" while we were still in diapers; we were "classmates" on the Cradle Roll at North Church Sunday School. For a few of our school years Dick lived away from Middletown, but when his family returned, we reconnected. When He married Carol, I was his Best Man, and Rosie was Carol's Maid of Honor; 14 months later, Dick was my Best Man, and Carol was Rosie's Matron of Honor. Off and on over the years, we lived in different places and lost contact temporarily, but we always seemed to reconnect. When Rosie and I returned to live in the Middletown area, our relationship was again complete. A few years ago, when I retired for the first time, Dick and I began a weekly "Guy's Day" get-together, and we traveled around our area, rarely having any particular place in mind, but enjoying Tuesdays doing something we enjoyed very much. We looked forward to the fishing season each Spring. The last four years, however, we did not do "our thing" because had an ulceration on his foot that would not heal. So the traveling and the fishing were put on hold, always with the hope of taking it up again when his foot healed. But Cancer had other ideas, and when Dick's earlier battle with it was knocked by its return in late 2008, we didn't know it then, but our Guy's Days were over. And now, I must say Farewell to a Buddy who could exasperate me, and make me laugh, all at the same time. God bless you Dick, and may you receive the peace you have so richly earned.