31 Dec 2019 0 Comment

The Joy in Giving

Author: Ed Hall   “It is in giving that we receive” Archbishop Desmond Tutu   There has been much written recently about the two parts of our journey through life including Richard Rohr’s, “Falling Upward” and...
19 Dec 2019 0 Comment

Join the Fun – Say Hello to Flat Jesus!

Have you ever heard of Flat Stanley?  Flat Stanley was flattened out by a falling bulletin board. He is the subject of a book series (1960’s to current!) documenting his adventures, including frequent travel around the world in a brown...
17 Dec 2019 0 Comment

MLK Day Youth Interfaith Lock-In and Day of Service

Sunday, January 19- Monday, January 20 - St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Boulder 3700 Baseline Rd, Boulder, CO 80303   In combination with the Islamic Center of Boulder, faith communities of the Muslim Jewish Alliance of...
17 Dec 2019 0 Comment

The Unlikely Messenger

Author: Linda Kowatch Matt 3:3 “This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'" In the Advent Season leading...
10 Dec 2019 0 Comment

Practicing Patience

Author: Diana Shellenberger   “Love is patient and kind.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5   It is no accident that patience is the first affirmative quality of love St. Paul identifies in this verse. Patience is the ground...
3 Dec 2019 0 Comment

Us Vs. Them – Really?

Author: Nancy Wade Humans can only process a limited amount of change in a short period of time without experiencing anxiety. It’s a natural human reaction – but how we respond to that anxiety is social. When societies experience...
26 Nov 2019 0 Comment

You, O God, Are My Refuge and My Home

You, O God, Are My Refuge and My Home Psalm 139, freely interpreted.   Author: Hilde Raastad I have a roof over my head, no bombs are falling, There is food in my kitchen and I know where I will sleep tonight. So,...
19 Nov 2019 0 Comment

Reflections on Humility

Author: Susan Rose “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 Over the last several years, I’ve given much thought and soul-searching to the visceral experience of self-inflation and...
14 Nov 2019 0 Comment

To Governor Abbott of TX on behalf of Rodney Reed on Death Row

Governor,   Rodney Reed. I imagine that you have heard this name more times than you know what to do with and are feeling the pressure of the eyes of a nation. For this, I feel compassion for you. You didn't ask for this. But here...
12 Nov 2019 0 Comment

Creating Spiritual Security

Author: Diana Shellenberger “In a world where every lie has currency, is not anxiety the more real and the more human reaction? Now anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. . . . And there is a far worse anxiety, a far worse...