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Today is my birthday. It is a day when I am remembering what a gift it is to be alive and how much deeper that gift is because of all the people I share my life with. I am also moving into those middle aged years of life and have been reflecting quite a bit on what that means. I... Read More →

It is hard to watch, listen or read the news right now. This political season has seemed particularly unpredictable and difficult. As I write this I don’t presume that whoever reads it will vote the way I do and that is okay. As a follower of Christ, I have to remind myself... Read More →

Aristotle postulated that, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” These 10 words could open doors to all kinds of conversations. I think about this phrase when I think about people and the world around us. No individual person or thing is a whole in and of... Read More →

The next two Sundays we will be taking up a special offering during church and focusing on the work of reconciliation. We will also celebrate World Communion Sunday on October 2nd which is a day to remember and celebrate our differences held together in the oneness of Christ. The... Read More →

I have only let it happen once. One day in college I was running late, jumped in my car to drive to my classes and saw the gas gauge glaring at me, the dial pointing at the brightly illuminated “E” for empty. I thought, “I don’t have far to go, so surely... Read More →

What do you value? Is there something you possess that, if it were lost, you would go to any lengths to find? This Sunday we will hear the entirety of Luke 15 (Luke 15: 1-32). Often times we like to pluck out the last parable, the parable of the Prodigal son, and spend time with... Read More →

This Sunday we will finish our summer journey through the Psalms. We will end in Psalm 139 where the Revised Common Lectionary takes us to Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18. I normally like to read Scripture from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, but have lately really enjoyed... Read More →

Our Fifth Sunday project featured random acts of kindness. We put together flowers to deliver to retirement homes with the request they be given to whomever needed them the most that day. We also took many plates of cookies to our local firefighters and police officers. Read More →

“Have you been with me all this time and still you do not know me?” (John 14:9). The words of Jesus surely stung in the ears of Philip as Jesus directed them to him. As Jesus spoke of impending suffering and separation, Philip misunderstood and instead demanded of... Read More →

Until a few weeks ago, I had never heard the name Ashley Madison. As the news of hackers infiltrating this site and sharing its contents has made the news, I have learned more. It doesn’t surprise me that a website dedicated to helping married people secretly have an affair... Read More →