Weekly Devotionals

By: Carolyn Gard "...making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for...

By: Stewart Hoover I’m writing from Ghana in West Africa. The air is heavy with humidity and rich smoky odors. I am here for a conference but I’m...

By: Pedro Silva 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but store up...

By: Larry Dansky In the beginner's mind there is no thought "I have attained something." All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have no...

By: Diana Shellenberger   “I think joy and sweetness and affection are a spiritual path. We’re here to know God, to love and serve God, and to...

By: Dean Keller Along life’s way we all seem to gain the experience to see the wisdom in these clear words written by Naomi Shihab Nye in her poem...

By: Laura McCutchen We waited almost 2 months to greet our newborn granddaughter Maddie. Three years ago, we waited just as long to meet her big sister....

By: Karen Hoover “But now I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of God who is in heaven.  For...

By: Carolyn Gard Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10. On a recent trip to Alaska, we went on a boat tour of a...

By: Jeanette Ford Jeanette Ford joined First Congregational Church in October 2015. She is an active member of the Wednesday afternoon memoir writing group...