25 Feb 2020
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Without Love, Nothing…
Author: Matthew Benz-Whittington If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all...
20 Feb 2020
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Looking for God: Small Groups on Prayer and Discernment
Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7 pm beginning March 10 or Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 am beginning March 12 - Heritage Room Wondering how to discern God’s calling in your life? Prayer is one path. Learn about and experience four different...
18 Feb 2020
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Giving and Receiving
Author: Carolyn Gard "Love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12. Although the recent snow has made everything beautiful with a coat of white, shoveling has gotten awfully old. My informal poll of friends tells me...
11 Feb 2020
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Attending to the Rub
Author: Amy Ostwald Matthew 7:13-14 (NRSV) 13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is...
4 Feb 2020
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
Author: John Bisceglia For the first forty years of my life, I was a "peace lover." This was because of all the conflict in my family and then, in my 20s and 30s, my interpersonal struggles of being one thing while trying to...
29 Jan 2020
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Using Our Online Directory
For years, many in our congregation who serve on Boards, Committees, or Ministries have used the ChurchLife App to find contact information for various people in the church. However, since our move over to Realm (onrealm.org), the...
28 Jan 2020
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A Blessing in Which Others are Meant to Share
Author: Jeanne Lounsbury The wealth or "abundance” of our lives is a gift, not just a given. That is, no more than with life itself do we have this as something we can earn or deserve. It is not entitlement but blessing in...
21 Jan 2020
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Playing God’s Instrument in the World
Author: Betsy Barrett As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our...
14 Jan 2020
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Excel in This Grace of Giving
Author: Laura McCutchen “In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity … They gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability … Since you excel in...
7 Jan 2020
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You Will be a Blessing
Author: Nicole Speer Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your Father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name...