Experiencing God as Light: Immigration There are moments when I find it quite hard to think about the juxtaposition of experiencing God as Light and the complex and long-standing issues of immigration. When I think about God as Light—when I feel what this is like in my body—I think of the warmth of the sun, […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights Scripture: Psalm 25:5 “Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.” We are living in turbulent times, and a time of profound changes affecting our lives. There are increased hate crimes, suppression of opposing […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:12 “And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you.” One of my favorite sources of wisdom comes from Anne Lamott who said, “All truth is a paradox.” I now […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights Scripture: Luke 21:33 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Our world is in constant change and yet we long for something that remains constant. Jesus’ teachings are examples of words that have not passed away. The message to live with love and […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights Scripture: Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.” Still, in the 21st century, like in the first century, the power of nature humbles us. Climactic […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:4 “For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with Thanksgiving.” This passage reminds me of a woman I’ll call “Debra.” Debra currently lives in the women’s prison in Denver. Like so many in prison, she was […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights Scripture: Jeremiah 33:15 “In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.” The book of Jeremiah was written as Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians. In the wake of the […]
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Expressing Gratitude: Civility and Human Rights What does it mean to be grateful? To give gratitude for something? In a world in which we see an ever-increasing impulse toward individualism—I, me, mine—we often forget that life would not be possible without the interconnected web which sustains us. When we are able to be in our […]
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By Claire Childress Advent. The word has many meanings. It can mean arrival—a coming into place, view, or being, as in the advent of something. Winter perhaps, or baseball season. If that arrival is awaited, anticipated, Advent becomes a season of expectation, of preparation. In Christianity, Advent is a season of the church year featuring […]
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The 2018 Advent Devotional is HERE! Welcome to the 2018 Advent Devotional of First United Methodist Church of Boulder! The devotional is based on the themes of the curriculum of the JoyFul Path, supplemented by the Common Lectionary, and written by members of the community of FUMC. Alongside the weekly themes, we are looking at […]
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