Yesterday on Ground Hog’s Day, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his long winter’s nap in Pennsylvania only to see his shadow, thereby assuring us that we will have six more weeks of winter. This is not good news to me and so I comfort myself by saying Punxsutawney Phil knows nothing about our weather at the base of our beautiful mountains.
Read more →Our world needs communities that bring healing and wholeness to our world and that organize for justice, siding with those who are marginalized by dominant political systems, cultures and religious beliefs. That’s who we are!
Read more →Both our staff and volunteer leadership touch countless lives in countless ways, each and every day. Our ministry, mission and outreach grow stronger all the time because our leadership is engaging all kinds of people in meaningful ministry. Thanks to you all.
Read more →This weekend we celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In the United Methodist Church this is also the weekend of Human Relations Day Sunday. These special days invite us to engage in ministries and relationships that work toward the end of discrimination in all aspects of life and the end of injustice in all its forms.
Read more →Our birthdays mark the passing of our individual lives, but it seems to me that the coming of a New Year marks the passing of time. All time is a gift from God. The New Year invites us to consider how we use the gift of time.
Read more →At Christmas God gave voice to the silence. The word became flesh and dwelt among us full of grace and truth. At Christmas, God asks us, too, to give voice to that silence.
Read more →When God came to us, God came unexpectedly and unassumingly amid the routines of everyday life. When God came to us, God came quietly and humbly in the lives of ordinary people who were facing difficult times. When God came to us, God came beautifully and wondrously in the life of a little baby.
Read more →In response to all that she hears, Luke tells us that “Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.” (Luke 2:19) Those are among the most cherished words of scripture for me.
Read more →Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent. Jean Miller lit the first candle on the Advent wreath. This is the candle of hope. Jean celebrated her 98th birthday on November 23rd. So, last Sunday, the oldest member of our church lit the candle of hope.
Read more →November 27th is the First Sunday of Advent. In what can be an all too busy or nearly overwhelming season, Advent offers us the gift of slowing down and taking time.
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We believe that human beings experience longing for meaning, purpose, connection to others and a desire for transcendence beyond oneself. From early in the history of humanity, religions emerged and evolved in response to that longing. But we also know that while the institutions spawned by religion have had many positive influences, they also at times have inflicted great pain...