Poised for the Promised Land
As Ron Simkins reminded us in his teaching “God Chose You”: We are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way
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The last leaves are drifting downTurning to fire when they touch the groundWhen it comes to meOnce againWhat is this Love Our first hard freeze came last night. The leaves
Read Morepaying attention
Bad news, Good news, Details: a different way of thinking about communication. On a personal level, as your pastor, the bad news is that I, too, sometimes doubt. I second-guess myself,
Read Moreministering together
When I first began as pastor in 2016, many of you asked how to support me in this new role. Remembering your encouragement brings a warm smile to my face. Now,
Read MoreBeing Built Up
Identity. Oxford dictionary defines identity as “the fact of being who or what a person or thing is” and as defined by “a close similarity or affinity”. How do you
Read Moretrees and songs
I appreciate our poets who articulate our experiences when words elude us. May this poem by Gale Walden, Today, speak an aspect of truth to you in this mystery. -Renée Today Here,
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Restore, Renew, Reinvest. It’s happening. Projects that seemed only a dream are suddenly coming together. Tuckpointing, awning replacement, painting and carpet, a plaque about our solar panels. I was surprised yesterday to
Read Morea fleece
I thought we were being prompted to expand the NCF stage, make it more accessible with a bigger turning radius at the top of the ramp, add railings on stairs with deeper
Read MoreKintsugi
I appreciate Melissa’s metaphor of God as artist- shaping and mending us into creations of value. May her vision of our brokenness being transformed into beauty encourage us to present
Read Morebook to practice
Meditation is not something I ever attempted. Maybe because it sounded foreign and un-Christian. Or that sitting still and doing nothing did not appeal to me. Like other practices that
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