Opening to Joy December’s theme is “Opening to Joy”. If I close my eyes and imagine what this might look like, I see the light of the stars bursting through the darkness of space. I imagine the Christmas lights that people put on their houses to bring joy to these months of long winter nights.…

Love + Connection = Transformation is happening in our small group ministry. If you are looking to connect to this community in a more meaningful way, then small group ministry is for you! Our small group ministry spiritual tasks deepen the ways we experience our monthly worship themes. The spiritual tasks are mostly personal and…

You may have heard me do a land acknowledgment at the beginning of a worship service before. I certainly endeavor to make this a regular practice. I thought it would be useful to take this time, space, and opportunity to explain what a land acknowledgement is and why we say them. According to the National…

On Hearing and Needing Messages from the Past (for self expression and a meaningful direction): What memory do you have that holds your truest self? What memories help you hold on to yourself? This was the spiritual exploration for this last Sunday’s service as we began the journey of “Holding History”. I’ve been thinking about…

Welcome to November 2021! Our theme this month is “Holding History”. We just wrapped up October with Samhain and an understanding that the interdependent web in which we exist includes that which has existed throughout all of time. It’s a “web of space and time”, if you will. We exist because our ancestors existed. In…

The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us, and the light goes out. –James Baldwin We have reached the end of October 2021. It also means that our theme of “Cultivating Relationships” will begin shifting into our next theme of “Holding History”. I…