Reaching across different waves
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And …
Talk back to the “dark powers.”
Is it perverse that I love it when “talk back” time includes a question or comment from someone who doesn’t know Circle of Hope “the party line?” I do love …
The news makes for a Psalm 107 litany of despair and frustration
My loved ones and I spontaneously constructed our own Psalm 107 yesterday as the news forced its way into our consciousness. I wrote a blog post about it. It was …
Lent could slip onto the calendar unnoticed
Thank God we are not digging out of 20″ of snow! Lent is all-too-often welcomed onto the calendar with a wet blizzard. Not long ago, that is just what happened. …
Tomorrow is John R. Mott Day: Hug someone who isn’t like you.
Tomorrow is John R. Mott Day. He died on January 31, 1955 after a long life of proclamation, pioneering, and peacemaking. He is one of the members of our church …