Drop of Water

Drop of Water

Beloved Friends, Happy almost New Year’s Eve. Wow. How can it be the end of another year? We have had a glorious few months leading us to the end of this year, largely in part due to the gift of proximity. This has been the first year, in what feels like a lifetime...
Bethlehem of our Hearts 

Bethlehem of our Hearts 

Beloved Friends, We are now just a day away from the Feast of the Nativity. The day we gather together to hear the beautiful birth story of how God’s love came to dwell among us. Whether you have plans to join us for our very inter-active and joy-filled...
Advent Hands

Advent Hands

Beloved Friends-  This Sunday will mark the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, moving us ever so much closer to the Feast of the Nativity in a few short days. We will even hear these words from the gospel according to Matthew: Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took...
We Can Choose a Better Way

We Can Choose a Better Way

Beloved Friends, We are now moving into the third week of this short and rich season of Advent. We continue to gather and wait together- remembering that waiting with others is almost always more meaningful than waiting alone. We continue to travel this road noticing...
Do not Be Afraid

Do not Be Afraid

Beloved Friends- We are now moving into the second week of this short and rich season of Advent. Last week we gathered, and I extended the invitation for us to sink into the counter-cultural aspect offered to us as a community to engage in a time of waiting. Not as a...
There’s Room for Every Story

There’s Room for Every Story

Beloved Friends, This Sunday we turn the page in our church calendar and begin the season of Advent. These are the four weeks we set aside every year to prepare our hearts to once again hear the story of how love came to dwell among us through the birth of Jesus on...