Rest a While
Dear friends, Wherever this message finds you, I pray God is leading you beside still waters and shepherding you to true rest. Today’s worship service, in its entirety, may be viewed here: If you’d prefer to listen to only the……
Author: Stacey Nalean-Carlson
Revive Us
Dear friends, This week, I’m inviting you into conversation about the most urgent–yet unmet–needs in your community. What would you name? Please let me know. I’m eager to dream together about the church’s role in meeting those unmet needs in……
Free Indeed
Dear friends, I give thanks to God for you. Know, this day, that you are loved beyond measure. Today’s worship service, in its entirety, may be viewed here: If you’re prefer to listen to only the gospel reading & sermon,……
The Mind of Christ
Today’s sermon is based on Mark 3:20-35. [Jesus went home;] 20and the crowd came together again, so that [Jesus and the disciples] could not even eat. 21When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were……
You Will Live
Dear friends, I hadn’t realized, or had forgotten somewhere along the way, that there is an alternate First Reading for the Day of Pentecost. This year, I needed that reading from Ezekiel, and I pray that it will inspire you……
All in All
Dear friends, There are moments that reveal–sometimes after a whole lot of wrestling–what is really at the heart of everything for you. I had one of those moments this week…and I landed in the arms of this world’s Savior. I……
Relocation
Dear friends, I am so grateful for the gift of life in community. Or, drawing on today’s gospel reading, I am so grateful for the gift of life on the vine. I give thanks to God for you! Today’s worship……
In Trust, We Rise
Dear friends, I’m grateful for the 50 days of Easter. I need the persistent, beyond-one-day reminder that there is new life rising in the midst of the death that assails us. I pray that you are experiencing God’s faithful presence……
Is Bad News the Only Kind?
Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! May this good news for you, and for our world, fill you with hope in the midst of our unresolved story. You are so loved. Today’s worship service, in its entirety, may be……
With Courage
Dear friends, As we enter into Holy Week together, may God be our strength and our song, the source of all courage and compassion. Today’s worship service, in its entirety, may be viewed here: If you’d prefer to listen to……