Monthly Archive: August 2023

28
Aug

Sighs – Devotional

Covid finally caught me for the first time, more than three years into the pandemic. I thought I was vaxxed and ready for whatever she’d dish out, but within hours […]

28
Aug

My Confession: Sermon for August 27, 2023

Jesus had achieved celebrity status and couldn’t go out in the marketplace without somebody recognizing him as the newest folk rabbi who had captured the imagination of the entire countryside. […]

21
Aug

Many Christs – Devotional

In an old Monty Python sketch, the Pope chastises a reckless Michelangelo for painting the last supper with twenty-eight disciples and three Christs. Amid offensive content and perfect comic timing, […]

14
Aug

I Love You – Devotional

This is one of those credit-where-credit is due, let-me-tell-you-the-story-of-what-God-has-done-for-me Psalms. Enemies threaten, mighty waters overwhelm, snares entwine. David is all but lost. Then through a raging storm, God comes hurling […]

07
Aug

Dropping In: A Devotional

I don’t know if this is still a thing, but when I was growing up, people just dropped in. If they were in the area, they’d knock to see if […]

02
Aug

Countryside Conversations: Gather. Discuss. Connect.

Countryside Conversations: Gather. Discuss. Connect. Join us for our first Countryside Conversation, Sunday, Aug. 20, in Marys’ Hall at 11:15 a.m. This is a facilitated, reflective and healing discussion on […]