Jesus loves you: Introducing VBS for grownups
by Elizabeth McBride I have many fond childhood memories of attending Vacation Bible School. For years afterward, my mom held onto the wooden napkin holder I created during the arts and crafts class...
View ArticleIn despair
There is no lack of grief in the Scripture, and we should be ready and willing to put the words of God’s people to our own experience as a remembrance that, even in our loneliness, we do not walk an...
View ArticleBlessed are the animal companions
I went to a wake for a classmate of mine from high school. She was single and had no children. In her casket there was a propped- up photo of her precious dog, her furry companion. I was dealing with...
View ArticleHerstory: The gift of faith and fashion
This month in honor of Women’s History Month and Bold Women’s Day, that fell on the first Sunday of March, we celebrate the bold women in our lives who shaped our faith and changed our lives. by...
View ArticleRenewing our relationship with the earth
We know about the three Rs: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. But “reduce” can no longer be where our efforts begin. I invite us all to Rethink, Revisit and Refuse. We must “rethink” our overly affluent consumer...
View ArticleSoul needs
As an avid gardener, I was so happy to come across a local garden group on Facebook, filled with gardeners willing to share plants, cuttings, tools, and more. One post stopped me short. “Totally...
View ArticleThe motherhood of God
“As truly as God is our Father, so truly is God our Mother. We were created by the motherhood of love.” Julian of Norwich (14th century visionary and theologian) Many of us received tender, loving care...
View ArticleUsing the anger
What makes Jesus mad? The story of the widow’s mite in Luke 21:1-4 suggests one area that would make Jesus furious – economic disparities and conditions that fail to meet basic human needs. Jesus would...
View ArticleHope just in time
The other morning, I was driving my new first grader to school while listening to a song by Billie Eilish. The words and melody were so sad and beautiful. “I used to float, and now I fall down—what was...
View ArticleWorking backward during Lent
“Working backward from the deadline” is a phrase we use when we’re establishing a production schedule or timeline to finish a project. When followed, it establishes an appropriate amount of time to...
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