Diversity itself is the fundamental drive and goal and purpose — the ocean of God’s presence, the Kin-dom of God’s love. It’s deep and it’s wide.
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With the passing of time we outgrow ways of thinking and doing; sometimes the old clothing of our discipleship no longer fits. It was good for then but not now. And then there are those things that we should be outgrowing, but somehow we have a hard time doing it.
Here we begin the long 40+ day pilgrimage of preparation when we remember and live into the stories of Jesus that lead us through our daily struggles and into the new life we call Easter.
The last words of our scripture reading this week (Matthew 28:16-20) were a specific instruction from Jesus to his disciples: “I’ve received all authority in heaven and on earth.
This season of Lent we will be reflecting deeply together on the values that make us who we are as a faith community, including: Evangelism, Discipleship, Community, Compassion, Worship, and Commitment.
In the wake of all that is going on around us, in our world and even in our denomination, it seems especially important to use this Lenten season as a time to deeply reflect and consider who we are as a faith community.
Thank you for your unbounded generosity in the way of this year’s Easter Offering. To date, $40,686 has been raised — an increase of $10,000 over 2017.
Maundy Thursday commemorates the time Jesus first shared this special meal with his friends. Thousands of years later, we still remember Jesus’ love for us whenever we come together to break bread and pass the cup.
This Sunday is Easter. April Fools!
There is definitely something about Easter, on April Fools Day, that has an especially cosmic sense of irony and humor about it. Ultimately, it is pure joy!