God Moves In
“Before the creation of the world,” Ephesians tells us, God had a plan. Before you made plans to join us here in worship at Immanuel….
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The Peaceable Kingdom
Since the end of September, we have had a guest at the Dawson house… a young female cat named Twiggy. Twiggy belongs to my brother…
Prepare the Way
As that short film reminded us, there 65 million refugees and forcibly displaced persons in the world today. That is roughly thirty-two times the number…
Eve Meets Mary
Lately, as I’ve made my way home from work here at the church, I can see the stars in the sky. And it’s not because…
Dear Church, Love God
Dear Church, I’m not often in the habit of writing letters. My apostle, Paul, loved to write letters and you have quite a few of…
In the Desert
In these weeks before our season of Advent starts, we’ve been exploring the Psalms of our scriptures. Rev. Andrea Severson joined us at the end…
Altars Everywhere!
Defiant Praise – John van de Laar There are many doorways to cynicism, Jesus, Many reasons for despair, May causes for fear; But there is…
Around Every Corner
This summer I have harvested quite a bit of produce from my garden. Tomatoes and peppers and cucumbers in particular. I put up 7 quarts…