The Spirit of Patience
Patience is not a virtue that comes easily to us. Some of us are built with fairly short fuses. I think it is because we…
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Transferred into the Kingdom
Over the last two weeks in worship, we have talked extensively about how we should give thanks for one another… Because of our differences,…
Holy Patience
Patience is not a virtue that comes easily to us. We come with short fuses. We are personally invested in our work and our play…
The Wheat and the Tares on the Micro-Level (NaBloPoMo)
In September, Bishop Ken Carter visited the Iowa Annual Conference and helped us to have a holy and grace filled conversation about leadership, change, mission, and…
J&MES: Preparation & Opportunity
We talk about preparation all the time. Am I prepared for retirement? Are we ready for school to start? Are the teams ready for the…
paying attention
Today, in my devotional reading this thought from The Spiritual Life struck me: To be human is to pray… prayer is the disciplined dedication to…
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…
The Gift of Patience
For about two years now, I have been playing disc golf. It is a game that is played in many ways like your more typical…