How can you remain vigilant about the things in life that matter, and not lose your joy? This deeply divisive time in which we live — a disturbing election season and being home all the time due to the coronavirus (which we’ve also made a divisive political issue) — has stolen much of our fun. But at the same time, this is serious stuff we’re dealing with.
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What makes you you? Or me me? I used to be convinced it was some function of my brain activity — the ways we think, our personalities. But loving someone with Alzheimer’s has me reconsidering that. Maybe we need to rethink what we mean when we use the word ‘soul.’
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2020 has taught us to hold loosely to our plans. Adapted from a devotion I shared at the opening of our team planning retreat.
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We don’t study the Bible to know the Bible, but to know God and our place in God’s story for the world.
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The sound of my grandmother’s percolator reminds me of a special time when I always felt welcome at the table.
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A book on the church’s silence about and complicity with racism, challenged me to no longer remain quiet about LGBTQIA inclusion in the church.
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A Hamilton song, a book, a podcast, and a Bible story have me thinking about humility, striving and satisfaction.
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Striving after power, money and privilege is ultimately dissatisfying. Jesus teaches us instead to know our brokenness and dwell in God’s loving presence.
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