LIVING LENT: PROCLAIM He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners…to release the oppressed. Luke 4:18 Luke strongly reminds us that there are many ways to proclaim Jesus to others. Living Lent as people of the resurrection reminds us that we are… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
LIVING LENT: PEOPLE He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” There is a long from an old song that comes from the 60s movie “Funny Girl.” “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” It never made it… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
LIVING LENT: PURPOSE There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Take time in your “living Lent” this week to read all of Ecclesiastes 3. Try reading it first as someone who does not have Easter new life in Christ. Note especially verse 19: “Everything is meaningless.”… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
It is my pleasure to introduce to you Kerry Wilkes who will be with us Sunday, January 31, 2016. She will bring the message in worship and conduct a workshop following worship on letter writing to our legislators. There are some important bills before the State Representatives and Senate. Kerry will bring us key information… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Why the Cross? “If any want to become my disciples, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” – Mark 8:34 One Sunday after worship I was talking with a busy young mother holding her squirmy toddler. As we were speaking, Thomas pointed to the wooden cross I wear with my vestments… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Spiritual Choices Choices. Choices make the difference. Two people are in the same accident and severely wounded. They did not choose to be in the accident. It happened to them. But one of them chose to live the experience in bitterness, the other in gratitude. These choices radically influenced their lives and the lives of… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
This week I share with you an Advent acrostic: A stands for Adoration. We pause to praise God who fulfilled the promise of the gift of the Son to the bring God’s kingdom. D stands for Devotion. We reflect this Advent on Jesus’ coming to Bethlehem, through Word and Communion and the culmination of… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Trust the Vision “And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” – Revelation 22:1-6 Navajos begin each morning with prayers of thanksgiving for the rising sun, air, water, and all the gifts of the Creator. The Psalms we share with our Jewish brothers and sisters sing of all creatures,… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Why we need gun control and more Excerpts from article by Adam Erickson in Sojourners The scariest thing about those who commit mass murders is just how normal they are. In the wake of Umpqua Community College shooting last week, the New York Times published an article titled, “Mass Murderers Fit Profile, as Do… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
A couple of years ago and it was beginning at a slow, lazy pace Saturday. My brother was staying with us and we were idly eating breakfast thinking about the day, when we decided on a day trip in the Shenandoah mountains. That was not hard to do since we lived only an hours drive… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER