Through a lens of mercy There was a conversation this week in an internet forum for church leaders, that was centered around safety training and devices, like automated external defibrillators (or AEDs), and whether or not a church should have one. One commenter was worried that if the church had one, but it’s use was […]
Have you ever had an experience that changed you forever? A moment where you saw the world or yourself differently? Maybe it was standing in the mountains, looking out at a vast horizon that made you feel both small and deeply connected to something greater. Maybe it was holding a newborn baby, realizing the weight […]
Is there anything you don’t like about Jesus? When asking this question to our youth or to our eldest of members, when asking Jesus’ most committed of disciples to those who still on the fence, when asking a more traditional style of worshipper or a more contemporary style of worshipper, there seems to be a […]
These past two weeks, I have switched the lectionary and order of two passages in Luke 4 – for reasons that I think will be clearer later. Last week, we focused on the reactions to Jesus’ first sermon in his home-town synagogue. This week we will focus on the sermon itself. Perhaps, in the terminology […]
One of my favorite moments on any given Sunday is the chance to greet people at the end of the service: to literally “press flesh” and touch base with people in person with people. Even that brief interaction always does my spirits good. And, it was one of the things I missed most when we […]
Standing at the threshold of a new year and a new chapter, many of us might feel a sense of anticipation. I sure do! We make plans, set resolutions, and chart our paths forward. But if we’re honest, how often do those plans unfold exactly as we imagine? Life’s road, as we know, is rarely […]
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As Christmas approaches, what are you dreaming of? I remember two young boys a few years ago in Pottstown. They were dreaming of having bikes. You can understand that can’t you? It is hard to be young and restless and full of energy and not have wheels. So much can happen on the seat of […]
Reflect on what it means to have a “with-us” God. If you have experienced a time of isolation, from God or others, what practices might help you break free from that isolation? How can you support others experiencing loneliness and isolation? Connection as God’s plan for humanity. We are lonely sometimes. Sometimes we want to […]
Today marks the beginning of Advent, a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year draws to a close, a new church year begins, inviting us to reorient our lives around the birth of Christ—a birth that ushers in new ways of living, loving, and hoping. Yet, as we know, even as we prepare […]
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