Blog Reflections
Go Forward, Go Backward, or Stay Put
Just as in the days of Joshua, Paul, and Jesus, we have decisions to make for ourselves, our families, our world. How will we lay out the tracks of our journey?
read moreThe Living Bread from Heaven
One morning, a very hungry toddler sat down to eat her breakfast. One of her favorite foods was applesauce, home-made from wonderfully sweet apples. She was proud of her growing skill with a spoon and ate most of the applesauce using her spoon. But then the bottom of the bowl appeared. It became more and more difficult to scoop out the applesauce with her spoon, but there was more left to enjoy. Not one to waste a bite of something as wonderful as that applesauce, she held her spoon in one hand and lifted the bowl to her mouth with the other,...
read moreBe Imitators of God and Live in Love
We all receive gifts from our Father and are nourished. May the bread Jesus gives, of himself, be the food for our journey as imitators of God, living in love.
read moreFood that Endures for Eternal Life
Food for eternal life. We move from looking out for ourselves first to living in God’s way, as a community caring for each other. We receive and share the love.
read moreJust In Time With God
In Hebrew and Christian scriptures, we hear stories of the ways God provides for the people in unexpected ways. May we keep our eyes open to the ways God does.
read morePeek-a-boo, I See you!
Finding a time and place to spend a little time alone with God can be like peek-a-boo. Sometimes we can “hide” and let the Lord find us. Sometimes we find him.
read moreTwo by Two – Preaching Through Actions
Faith is a communal experience. We are called as individuals, but we enter a community who travel and dream and work together to make a difference here and now.
read moreUnexpected Bearers of God’s Word
A child is born and worlds of possibility open. They hear the Lord’s voice in their own way and time. The Lord touches each and through them touches us. Listen.
read moreJustice is Undying
Biblical justice is the characteristic of living in right relationship with God. We care for each other & walk together with the Lord whose justice is undying.
read morePower Over the Storms
The storms of life come and go. They may come upon us quickly or slowly, but they never last forever. The Lord is there with us in the boat. All will be well.
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