A hand to hold
“And I said to the one who stood at the gate of the year, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out
Read MoreGod’s Chosen Strangers
This week’s blog is a condensed version of a teaching, based off of 1 Peter 1, that Anna Poeht recently gave as a guest speaker at Ravenswood UMC (Chicago). Talking
Read MoreMy Corner with Jesus
This past Sunday Virginia Wiley shared with us how Jesus has been and continues to be her home. Below is her retelling of returning to this home: “Now I see
Read MoreIn For the Long Run? #5
In his 5th and final installment of In For The Long Run, Ron Simkins encourages us through the story of penicillin to “keep on keeping on” even when it looks like nothing
Read Moreexhorting our neighbors
I don’t think of myself as a public speaker. My body sweats, my throat goes dry, my legs get wobbly. I skip over whole paragraphs, accelerating to the end to
Read MoreFaith over Fear
Confession: I LOVE paper planners AND I use my Google calendar nearly obsessively! So, this past fall when I was shopping at the local dollar store and came across a
Read MorePraying for the Holy Spirit
“Be your real self in a real relationship with a real, living God.” – is what Sharon Chubbuck heard at communion as she prayed for more of the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreA Kindred Spirit
One of my kindred spirits is Ann Kiemel Anderson. During a particularly difficult season in my life, a friend introduced us. And ever since then, I’ve had a deep affection
Read Morea hard look
The passage about poisonous snakes seemed pretty random, Tuesday, April 8. I didn’t expect it to stay with me, nor for it to become the message I have been given
Read MoreJesus’ Party-Throwing God
Do we think of God as the One who throws the best parties? Or Jesus as the host with the most, or the featured first on the guest list? Ron
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