I don’t know about you, but I have been quite challenged by the way COVID-19 is constantly causing us to alter our plans and make changes in our daily lives. Shifting again to online worship only for this Sunday and … read full post
COVID-19 continues to explode around us, so we again are taking advantage of the Synod’s offering for an online service this coming Sunday, Jan. 2. Here is the link to the service, along with a link to the bulletin for … read full post
As we come together on this night, we gather to celebrate what the heart of God is all about. We come to celebrate God’s heart of love for the entire world. It is all about God’s desire to reach deep … read full post
Pastor Ellen: At this time of year, I deeply appreciate the gift of the arts – the performing arts, the visual arts, drama, poetry, music, and song. I find the arts become a pathway to deeper understanding of the meaning … read full post
It is good to be back with you, even though we gather online. Last week, Pastor John compared the circumstances in which we presently live to a wilderness experience. I will be honest with you, I deeply feel that wilderness … read full post
Over the past week and a half, while struggling to get well after being quite ill, I became increasingly aware of the way we are living in a time of tension between the quarantine lockdown of 2020 and a hopeful … read full post
Throughout this pandemic, I feel as though we have been living what one theologian calls “the Saturdays of our lives.” The Saturdays of our lives represent those despairing places in life between the crucifixion of Good Friday and the resurrection … read full post
It often seems as though we are presently living in a post-truth culture. Michiko Kakutani is a writer and former chief book critic for The New York Times. In 2018, she wrote an excellent article titled “The death of truth: … read full post
The trajectory of Mark’s gospel is so very interesting. The central section of Mark’s gospel focuses on Jesus’ teaching about discipleship, and it is book-ended by two stories of Jesus healing persons who are blind. Today’s story of blind Bartimaeus, … read full post
I have had the opportunity of traveling to Washington DC numerous times in my life. And, each time, as I get closer to the city, I feel a certain excitement rise within me as I approach the seat of power … read full post