By RE Susan Krehbiel Like droplets of water, we are at once alone and together. Many years ago, my parents gave me this necklace that they bought while traveling in Sweden. The information sheet that came with it said that it was a symbol for the Church of Sweden Abroad – a drop of water […]
A Snagged Thread
By Rev. Jennifer Barchi I lift up my eyes to the hills — from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. The Lord will not let your foot be moved; The Lord who keeps you will not slumber. The Lord who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor […]
Don’t Worry; Be Righteous
by RE Guy Moody “Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life…? But strive first for […]
The Road to Emmaus
by Rev. Kate Foster Connors “Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept […]
Everyday Holiness
by Rev. Becca Crate “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.” – Joseph Campbell As our traditional sacred spaces of sanctuaries and chapels close the doors due to the pandemic, we are called to find a new way to experience the holy. It is in uncertain times like this where […]
God of Surprises
by Rev. Mary Gaut “Ho, everyone who thirsts,come to the waters;and you that have no money,come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without price.” — Isaiah 55:1 Life as a solo pastor can be tiring in the best of times and by the spring of 2007, I knew I needed a break. I […]
God’s Power
by Rev. Kimberly Secrist Ashby “I am convinced that neither death nor life…. nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ our Lord.” — Romans 8:39-39 While on sabbatical I photographed these two trees on the island of Mallorca. Both impressed me […]
God With Us
By Debbie Schmidt “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been testedas we are, yet without sin.” — Hebrews 4:15 John and I were living in Kobe, Japan in January, 1995 when the city was awakened by […]
God Revealed
By Rev. John Carlson “If I lift up my eyes to the hills, where shall I find help? Help comes only from the Lord, Maker of Heaven and earth.” — Psalm 121 Last fall my wife and I traveled to Alaska. The cruise of the Inside Passage had been on my bucket list for many […]
