It was a Monday afternoon, in Marengo, and a young woman walked into the church and asked to use the telephone. Not a problem, I…
Advent
Words and lyrics
Everyone is gone for the day. The church is quiet and still. And here I sit, pouring over the words in the hymnal and songbooks….
Expectations and Realities
Sermon based on Luke 1:39-55 and Matthew 11:2-6 About a year ago, I began working with Imagine No Malaria here in the Iowa Conference, and…
Shine Like Stars
Imagine No Malaria Guest Sermon – Advent 2 When we lit our advent candles just a few minutes ago, we were reminded that not…
my good deeds are like a tampon…
In this week’s lectionary readings we find a prayer from Isaiah 64. The tide has turned in Isaiah’s (or second Isaiah’s) thoughts and no more…
Love… gotta have it!
The Sunday that I traveled up to Cherokee, my nine-year-old cousin Taylor was baptized. One afternoon, she came home very upset from school. You see,…
Advent Blog Tour: Day 14
“Las Posadas” by Maria Laughlin As Christmas approaches, we are reminded that a very pregnant young woman and her patient fiancé were once left out…
Joy… for the tough times
This morning in worship we focused on John the Baptist’s question to Jesus: How do I know that you are the one? Are you him?…