Getting Off the Mountain
Text: Exodus 24:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9 There are a number of places in scripture where the divine is revealed in those thin places where heaven and…
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What are you even doing here?
I am exactly nine days into my renewal leave and I had a dream last night about an Administrative Council meeting. I was back at…
Breaking the Rules
As children, our understanding of right and wrong, good and bad, and the direction of our moral compass is shaped by our parents, grandparents, aunts,…
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….
Sabbath. #umcgc
Today, we didn’t vote or argue. We didn’t debate or make assumptions. We didn’t get mired in the oft mentioned Robert’s Rules. Today, we rested…
Remembering Our Place #growrule
This Lent, I have been using a tool called “Growing a Rule of Life.” Each day there is a video and a prompt question to…
What can thrive here? #growrule
Last year I took four weeks of spiritual renewal leave and wanted to focus on cultivation… in relationships, in my spiritual life, and literally, in…
Two Texts: Pope Francis, the Environment, and Relationships
This summer, Pope Francis issued a letter to the world, “Laudato Si’” or Praise be to You which calls upon all people to care for…