Each week we offer a spiritual reflection that relates Scripture and faith to our everyday lives.
We are lavishly loved and blessed. What we put out into the world may have a cause and effect dynamic, or it may not. However, the more good we do, the more we become people who do good, and the more we become magnanimous, like God is.
Read MoreLiving into the Kingdom of God does not bring wealth and glory, which Christ confirms in the Beatitudes. However, working toward this Kingdom has its own blessings. How do you root yourself in God’s wisdom, and what does that look like in your life?
Read MoreJesus says, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” What does it mean to fish for people? And, looking at your own spiritual life, what does it mean to be caught by God?
Read MoreWhat is your capacity to be amazed by God? And after you’ve had a moving spiritual experience, and things fade back to ordinariness – what then?
Read MoreAs Jesus proclaims the word of God to the people of his hometown, the scripture he reads is fulfilled in their hearing, but they don’t want to hear it. How often do we listen to God, especially when God calls us to grow? And to what is God calling you right now?
Read MoreThis Sunday's reading from First Corinthians tells us that "there are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit," and that sounds very nice. However, how does this actually manifest in communities and families? Do we really affirm the gifts in each each other? Do we appreciate our own gifts? Let's reflect on all this a little more deeply . . .
Read MoreWhy is it easier to believe in our brokenness than our belovedness? Doubts and fears are part of the human experience, but so is being loved. How do we normalize living as God’s Beloved?
Read MoreWhat a promising proclamation: Our light has come! Emmanuel is with us! Rise up from any hopelessness, anxiety, despair, from anything that binds you. Rise up! The glory of God has come, and that glory shines on you.
Read MoreProphets don’t predict the future. They speak a word of hope; they speak for God. God keeps making promises, and when those are fulfilled, God makes more promises. Blessed are we who believe.
Read MoreRejoicing may not be on the surface of our consciousness. Some days we may have to dig down into ourselves to find it, but the Spirit guides us. It is for the good of ourselves and the world, and it’s needed badly.
Read MoreThe kind of hope that comes from God reassures us of God’s love and presence, both in the future and right now, in this moment, in this first week of Advent, with all that’s happening and all that will unfold.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to belong to God’s kingdom, this realm not of this world? All we have to do to belong is listen and recognize the truth. We don’t have to work hard to belong to Christ; Christ welcomes all of us with love and compassion, and all we have to do is recognize it.
Read MoreMaybe the world is ending, but it probably isn’t. Maybe things are worse now, but they probably aren’t. Or, if things are worse, the world will likely right itself, or we will work to make things right. God offers us love and presence and care. Sometimes we have to work a little harder to notice, and I hope we do work to notice it, because that’s where we’ll find our solace.
Read MoreSo, we keep showing up. We trust that our two cents are enough. Even when we don’t see much effect from our efforts, we keep showing up because God provides us with any coins we have and they don’t belong to us. Everything we have is for the service of the kingdom of God. And humanity. And creation. We show up together, and we keep showing up, and we give what we have. And God makes that enough.
Read MoreIn this culture in which everything is so intense and busy, how do we follow God's commandments to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? And as we love our neighbors, how do we love ourselves?
Read MoreThis week we get to spend some time with Bartimaeus. What can we learn from this disciple’s encounter with Jesus, and how would you answer Jesus’s question: “What do you want me to do for you?”
Read MoreGod who is almighty does not hold power over us but seeks to be deeply with us. How do we open ourselves to God who wants to be close to us? And how do we mirror that loving presence to other people?
Read MoreAll things are possible with God, and people can change if we want to. If we’re open, we can grow into the people God calls us to be. It’s not something we achieve on our own but with God’s help, our God who makes all things possible.
Read MoreEach of us is a vulnerable, awkward human in need of connection and relationship. When things are good, it’s easy to feel self-sufficient, but that’s not real. We belong in community. There’s no need for us to be alone.
Read MoreJesus uses strong words, but his message is simple: limit the things that make gospel living harder, have holy boundaries, and when it comes to knowing who’s with us or not, “whoever is not against us is for us.”
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