In all the years I’ve been a pastor, there is one thing I can count on Sunday after Sunday: when I ask the congregation if there are prayer requests, we […]
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A New Thing
“Behold! I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not see it?” Isaiah 43:19a Several years back, I shared this line from Isaiah with […]
October Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass
Next Creation Care Book Discussion on Monday, October 25 at 10:30 a.m. Join us for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall […]
Life and Land
Twice in Genesis 1, God looks at what has just been created and gives the commandment, “Be fruitful and multiply.” It has always been God’s intention for this earth to […]
Healing the Land and Soul
As I sit here at my kitchen table typing, the sky outside my window is preparing to rain. Leaves on the oaks and maples in my yard are beginning their […]
Joy, Healing and Mission in Creation
“Did you hear that bob white quail?” he asked me. “I haven’t heard one of those in years. Man, that was great.” We had just finished an outdoor worship service, […]