Monthly Archive: February 2023

23
Feb

Packing for the Long Haul – Devotional

Before a backpacking trip, I lay out everything I’d like to take on the floor. Clothes, food, water purification system, first aid kit… Then I start to take things away. […]

16
Feb

Inquiring Minds – A Devotional

In the Holiness/Pentecostal tradition in which I grew up, we were trained to not ask fundamental questions. The sacrilege of scrutinizing our faith and dissecting our religious tradition was peppered […]

08
Feb

UCC Appeal for earthquake-stricken Turkey & Syria

The national setting United Church of Christ is issuing an emergency appeal to assist those affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, centered in the heavily populated area of southeastern Turkey. Thousands […]

02
Feb

Join a Church

I know an old woman who worries about outliving her partner and most of her family and friends. The grief of that anticipated loss messes with her sleep. And the […]