What am I recovering from?
Yesterday, I started renewal leave. Over the next 6 weeks, I have the opportunity to renew, replenish, rejuvenate, recover. I have some prompts that I…
tr.v. sal·vaged 1) To save from loss or destruction. 2) To save (discarded or damaged material) for further use. Welcome to the blog of Rev. Katie Z. Dawson.
Yesterday, I started renewal leave. Over the next 6 weeks, I have the opportunity to renew, replenish, rejuvenate, recover. I have some prompts that I…
“The Playbook” Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 and Luke 6:27-38 Good morning friends! It is such a joy to be back in worship with you today as…
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…
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……
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…
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…
Text: Nehemiah 11:1-2, 12:27-43 Nehemiah and company finished rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem in fifty-two days. But when the work was complete, what they were…
Text: Nehemiah 8:5-10; 9:1-3, 38; 10:28-29 Last week, we talked about some of the opposition that the builders and Nehemiah faced while building the wall. …