the fast I choose
Today, I felt it- the anticipation of Lent. I welcomed it in, like a familiar friend I’ve been missing. My steps echoed these pandemic Lenten journeys when I walked and
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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
Read Moregarden questions
Renée asked me to write about something that is on my mind. Not surprisingly, since Donna’s passing into God’s next realm, and as more and more family and friends pass,
Read Morethe 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
Read Moregiving receipts
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
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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
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I appreciate Ron Simkins’ reflection below about Jesus being CREATIVELY CONSISTENT and CONSISTENTLY CREATIVE, as we consider this theme for 2023. May it inspire you as well. –Renée I find
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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
Read Moreall our senses
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
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