Praying for the Church
One of the practices I have incorporated into my renewal leave is to use Bishop Job’s, A Guide to Prayer, each morning. I have taken…
The Body of Christ
Alternatives to Herbicide
I always through there were two options when it came to weeds. 1) you could spray chemicals all over them and hope they die… or…
Ever creeping, creeping charlie
Creeping Charlie was already flourishing in our backyard when we moved in last summer. We had been working on hand pulling some of it and…
Attracting Butterflies
This morning as I sat on the back porch, drinking a cup of coffee, I found a white butterfly flitting around. It is the first one…
Plural Pronouns and Prayers
Yesterday, our family was boating on the Cedar River and we pulled into this little cove we like to visit. Often, in the summer, it…
a billion organisms and the Body of Christ #iaumc15
Did you know that soil is incredibly diverse and complex? It might look like simple dirt, but one handful contains more living organisms than there…
Delegate!
These are the jobs we are assigned to do as the Church Council, according to the Book of Discipline: Plan and implement all the programs…
Corporate Prayer for the Desperate
Holy and Forsaken God, We come into your presence knowing that you felt utter desperation and loneliness. You felt isolated and forgotten. You felt unimaginable…