searching for space, grounded in grace
Dear friends, More and more, I’m filled with gratitude for the gift of God’s presence in the present moment. With so much changing from day to day throughout this pandemic, it has felt impossible to do much planning for the future…….
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,……
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……
Dear friends, Today’s sermon turned out to be an Easter preview in the middle of Lent. Every Sunday is a celebration of the resurrection. Every day is a witness to God’s persevering love–especially in the midst of heartache. May you……
Dear friends, I give thanks to God for you. If the season of Lent–and the entire life of faith, really–is about deep listening, then you are the ones who help me to hear and respond to hard truths. Thank you…….
Dear friends, Every sermon calls on me to confess what I’ve left undone, but I feel that especially acutely this week. May the Spirit of God continue to lead and guide us all as we respond–grounded in grace–to all that……
2 Samuel 7:4-6 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord: Are you the one to build me a house to live in? I have not……
Psalm 30:11-12 You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to……
Isaiah 61:1-4 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and……
Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to……
