running low on the compassion reserves
One of the reasons I have been avoiding blogging lately is because I have a lot of things I would love to write about, but…
money
The Prodigal Steward
This morning’s parable from the gospel of Luke is one of the toughest pieces of scripture in the whole Bible. Preachers all over the country…
The F.I.T. Challenge
For over a year now, Bishop Trimble has been talking about the F.I.T. Challenge. And I think tonight, for the first time, I really understood…
disconTENTment
In our gospel reading this morning, we come across some very angry folks in Jesus hometown of Nazareth. These are ordinary, run of the mill…
What does “The Book” say?
This week, my husband and I borrowed a steam cleaner from his dad and we spent the past few days cleaning our carpets. They get…
calls for justice in the midst of advent joy
This coming Sunday we will light the third candle on the Advent wreath – the candle for JOY. We hear in the midst of this…
pastoral discoveries
So – my last post kind of cryptically talked about growing and stretching and being challenged and stressed. As I’m wading around in all of…
Becoming Disciples through: Gifts
Over the past two weeks we have explored how we support the ministries of Christ’s church through our prayers and our presence. We live as…