Under the Sweet Stars of Epiphany (5) Expanding Our Vision of God—Hagar

Under the Sweet Stars of Epiphany (5) Expanding Our Vision of God—Hagar

I am drawn to the story of Hagar as if it were a deep well. Hagar was an Egyptian. She was also…

Under the Sweet Stars(4) Expanding our Vision of God in Community

Under the Sweet Stars(4) Expanding our Vision of God in Community

On the fourth Sunday of each month we have an intergenerational gathering. We either meet ALL IN, meaning all ages together inside…

Under the Sweet Stars(3) Expanding our Vision of God Through Names

Under the Sweet Stars(3) Expanding our Vision of God Through Names

The Bible is filled with hundreds of metaphors for God, yet in most church services, we hone in on just a few:…

Under the Sweet Stars (2) Expanding Our Vision of God by Sheltering in “Place”

Under the Sweet Stars (2) Expanding Our Vision of God by Sheltering in “Place”

We are in week two of our series, Under the Sweet Stars of Epiphany: Expanding our Vision of God. God, what is…

Under the Sweet Stars (1) Expanding our Vision of God —Longing

Under the Sweet Stars (1) Expanding our Vision of God —Longing

I love the way that Advent and Epiphany fit together like two covers of a book, with Christmas day being the hinge,…

Taste and see that the Lord is good

Taste and see that the Lord is good

I am not someone who loves whisky, but I do know that the way to enjoy it is to slowly swirl it…

The Christmas Story

The Christmas Story

The story of Jesus’ birth is so familiar, and yet so strange. A pregnant woman walks for miles, gives birth in a…

Joseph’s “Yes”

Joseph’s “Yes”

WITHIN the story of Mary’s pregnancy, while these events are all unfolding for Joseph, her pregnancy—which we look upon as a holy…

Mary’s “Yes”

Mary’s “Yes”

Sheldon Vanauken wrote about the crucible of love in his book, A Severe Mercy:  “So if he wanted the heights of joy, he…

Advent Begins

Advent Begins

Our Advent wreath is woven around a purple cloth this year. I chose to use this cloth to represent time. We belong…

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