Breaking the Rules
As children, our understanding of right and wrong, good and bad, and the direction of our moral compass is shaped by our parents, grandparents, aunts,…
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Do What Is Good
I think in many ways it is a cruel irony that as we begin our Lenten series on heroes that our first pop culture example…
Ashes and Prayers
A colleague, Elizabeth Dilley, shared the story of imposing ashes on the foreheads of children. As she made the sign of the cross on one…
God is Speaking!
Last Saturday, Brandon and I cuddled up on our gigantic couch in the family room, turned on Netflix, and proceeded to binge watch an entire…
Focus!
My aunt Barb was an amazing woman. She put a positive spin on everything that she experienced. She had an incredible work ethic and loved…
Answer!
In October, my facebook feed and our news stories were filled with two little words: #metoo Sisters from all sorts of walks of life started…
Listen!
About nine years ago, we were in the midst of one of those bitterly cold Januarys… not unlike the one we have experienced here! The…
Rise Up!
As we gather this morning to worship, we are looking backwards towards these strange individuals who saw a star in a sky and who let…