Kiss of death or saving grace? Cell biology teaches lessons of community by Elizabeth Jeffries Dinnertime every night was more than a meal; it was a family meeting. My parents, brothers and sister and I each shared a story about the day around the dinner table, and Dad always took his turn last. He was… Read more »
July 31, 2017
My Faith at Work
Kiss of death or saving grace? Cell biology teaches lessons of community by Elizabeth Jeffries Dinnertime every night was more than a meal; it was a family meeting. My parents, brothers and sister and I each shared a story about the day around the dinner table, and Dad always took his turn last. He was… Read more »
The power of smallness A Revised Common Lectionary resource for July 30 by Magdalena I. García ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field. […] The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour […].’’ –… 
Weeds A Revised Common Lectionary resource for July 23 by Magdalena I. García ‘Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’ – Matthew 13:30 Read the… 
Eager to sow A Revised Common Lectionary resource forJuly 16 by Magdalena I. García And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went out to sow.’ – Matthew 13:3 Read the full lectionary passages here A sower went out to sow day after day, time after time, under scorching sunlight and… 
A Declaration of God-Dependence How are rights and love different? By N. Graham Standish A Thought: We live in a nation of inalienable rights, but God calls us to live lives of inalienable love. Rights lead to rules, but love leads to life. Choose life! A Reflection: The Fourth of July fireworks are over,… 
Fireflies The light is for shining by Ken Rummer Wild flowers are blooming on the embankment leading up to the trail. It’s an old railroad right of way that’s being encouraged to go natural, now sporting some prairie grasses and the blooms that show with them. This being our first summer here, I… 
Brush or curl A Revised Common Lectionary resource for July 9 By Magdalena I. García ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ – Matthew 11:17 Read the full lectionary passages here “Either you brush your hair or you curl it,” says a classic… 
We all stand together Lessons in unity from a military base By Glenn Hink The white trucks and buses stopped on the road. The platoon of Marines stopped their jogging. The man on the lawn mower stopped mowing. The people coming out of the Commissary stopped in the parking lot, and set down their bags…