Seeking and Surprise
Today is the last day before Lent begins tomorrow with Ash Wednesday. As we embark on our inward journeys with Jesus toward Jerusalem, I invite you to share your intentions
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the prophetic stream
I love that the lectionary brings us back to Genesis, to creation. This morning I listened to Pray as You Go twice through, reveling in the reading of abundance bursting forth
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Thank you for participating in the ministry of New Covenant Fellowship through your gifts of time, energy, finances, and prayer in 2022. ‘Tis the season for donation letters, a time
Read Morelistening, breathing
Vitality. Are you feeling it today? Gray skies, bad news on the airwaves, daily frustrations, and planks in our own eyes. Listening to a conversation with Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev leads
Read Moreembraced by love
God always loves us with a greater love than we have for ourselves.* This assertion surprised me. Do I believe it? Do you? Describing my experience in the desert mountains as
Read MoreReset, Refuel
The wind in the Chisos Mountains basin blows through my brain, clearing out my thoughts, leaving awe and empty space. I couldn’t imagine this place. We’d been off-grid for a
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My orchids are re-blooming. Some sending up a tiny new shoot, while others have seven gorgeous blossoms. I sip my hot tea, cradling the mug in my hands, looking out
Read Moresavoring some silence
The quiet of having adult children home, nestled in their rooms, feels different than an empty-nested house. My dining room table is ringed with silent figurines of carolers, mouths open
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As the hyper-responsible oldest girl in my family, eager to please parents and teachers, growing up as a good American Christian, I said yes to responsibilities. Lead a Bible study-
Read MoreAdvent is Arrival
For me, the beauty and challenge of Advent is experiencing hope and waiting together, in community. So I listen for the voices that call me to contemplate the promise anew. Sharon Chubbuck
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