Archive for March 2017

What are you reading? We had a creative and constructive discussion last Sunday as people shared a number of ideas for the pastoral search committee to consider as they work to complete our church profile. I want to give a shout out to Tim Naden and other members of the committee for organizing this opportunity.…

Experiencing the Sacred One of the books I’ve been reading lately is, Grounded: Finding God in the World: a Spiritual Revolution by Diana Butler Bass (HarperOne, 2015). In the early pages of the book she says that “God has moved off the mountain” (p. 26). In the following chapters she writes about finding God in…

My mind was spinning after our study in Progressive Christianity last Sunday. I want to thank Muffin, Phil, and Melanie for organizing and leading these sessions and everyone who attends for making this such a lively conversation. It’s not too late to join if you have been unable to attend the earlier sessions. Our session…

Last Sunday we read the story of Jesus in the wilderness where he was tested by the devil. When questioned by the devil about what he would, could and should do, Jesus drew on his tradition. Knowing his tradition helped him avoid opting for the expedient choice of turning stone into bread, jumping from a…

The pastoral search team needs you for our next step of the search process. On March 26, the search team is hosting a pizza lunch in the Grace Room after church. We’ll be leading a structured, one-hour conversation to convey the process we’re using for the search, review updates to our congregational profile, and solicit…