Deeper Roots

A while back, I took a year long course called “Organic Ministry” offered through what was then the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center. Once a month, nearly a dozen of us gathered at Taproot Garden south of the Des Moines area.  We would spend our mornings getting centered and discussing one of our resources.  Then

WOW!

Text: Isaiah 6:1-8;  Psalm 29 A few weeks ago, I was able to make a trip to Hawaii with my family. Twenty three of us… aunts, uncles, cousins, grandkids, siblings, parents, nieces, and nephews… in paradise. One of the things that I am always on the lookout for in Hawaii are rainbows. The mountains in

Thanks!

Text: Isaiah 12:1-6, Philippians 4:4-9 Holy God, speak into our midst this morning.  Fill us with hope, grace, and peace.  May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts and minds honor You this morning. May they be worthy of your calling and accomplish your faithful work in our midst.  Amen. I thank God

Help!

Text: Psalm 40:11-17; Matthew 26:36-39; Good morning friends!  We find ourselves in the season of Pentecost.  The season of the Holy Spirit. Those first disciples of Jesus were transformed into apostles… leaders of a community of people that tapped into the power of God for good in the world.  You know, as much as we

Nehemiah: Side by Side

Text: Nehemiah 2:11-18, 3:1-4 (5-32) Last week, we laid out some of the context for the Book of Nehemiah… A people who found themselves in the in a transitional time… a time of rebuilding and resettling and restoring after the Babylonian Exile. Nehemiah is granted authority from the Persian King Artaxerxes to return to Judah