by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Oct 27, 2024
As I wrote in this week’s Pastor’s Message, seasons of leadership transition and congregational change can often feel disorienting and anxiety-producing: the stability and security of what has been and what is now both have to be held a bit more loosely as we explore...
by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Oct 20, 2024
“During that first Arctic summer, I began to understand that the apparent stillness of the Svalbard landscape was completely illusory. Everything was in motion: slopes were slipping, ice was pulsing, the land was rebounding, the mountains were flowing, the geography...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Oct 13, 2024
Matthew 20:1-16 [Jesus said] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about...
by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Oct 6, 2024
Philippians 3:4b-14 Imagine the following scenario: You are considering which of two doctors you should consult about a major medical problem. Both are specialists in the same area, but while one went to medical school at Johns Hopkins, the other did his medical...
by Rev. Suzanne Trump | Sep 29, 2024
Galatians 5:16-6:2 Prayer for Illumination Let us pray.(Slight pause.) God who is our strength and our redeemer, send the power of your holy spirit into our hearts and minds so that the words of scripture we are about to hear may be for us a source of challenge but...
by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Sep 22, 2024
So, how do you measure up today? I checked myself this morning, and I’m still 5’7” tall, my weight remains stubbornly pre-chubby, my blood pressure was 135 over 73, my blood oxygen level stood at 97%, and my teeth are clean, but not as white as I might want them to...
