An Introduction to this year’s Lenten Devotional Matthew 21:10–11 • When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.” Luke 7:16 • Fear seized all of them; and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has… Read more »
February 13, 2018
2018 Lenten Devotional: Jesus and the Prophets
An Introduction to this year’s Lenten Devotional Matthew 21:10–11 • When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.” Luke 7:16 • Fear seized all of them; and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has… Read more » 
Which Is It? Science or Religion? by N. Graham Standish A Thought: Faith in science alone is a foolish myth. Faith in myth alone has is a fool’s science. Folly comes when we rely only on myth or only on science. Wisdom grows when myth and science clasp hands and lead us into deeper… 
What the Church Can Learn from a Trip to the Mall Churches are facing the same challenges as bricks and mortar retailers. by Susan Rothenberg So, I was scheduled to do a presentation at a large, out-of-town conference and I was a little nervous. The day before I left, I realized a new pair of… 
Up and down A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 11 by Magdalena I. García Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” – Mark 9:5 Read the full lectionary passage here We like… 
Winter’s work Bringing us together for warmth by Rebecca Lister Let me begin by saying that I am not, in any way, shape or form, a winter person. I do not look forward to the coming of weather that requires itchy sweaters, bunchy coats and hats that make my hair look ridiculous after I… 
Caring enough A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 4 by Magdalena I. García He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. – Mark… 
Under My Feet Soundings In Soil And Stone by Ken Rummer Under the ice, that’s where we would have been 14,000 years ago, if we’d been here, on this land where our house now stands. During a period of widespread glacial advance that geologists call the Wisconsin, a giant tongue of ice crept into… 
Called to resistance A Revised Common Lectionary resource for January 28 by Magdalena I. García They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching — with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ – Mark 1:27 Read the full lectionary passage here There… 
Finding God in the Junk Drawer A much-needed reminder to ‘watch for God’ by Donna Frischknecht Jackson God spoke to me the other day. I wasn’t standing on some mountaintop. Nor was I lying prostrate on the floor. I wasn’t even kneeling in the quiet of the old sanctuary of the little rural church… 
Called to discipleship A Revised Common Lectionary resource for January 21 by Magdalena I. García And immediately they left their nets and followed him. – Mark 1:18 Read the full lectionary passage here Jesus called disciples: Simon, Andrew, James, and John, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Martha, and Susanna, and they immediately left their nets, without objection,…