Thank you!

Last week on Monday was the final post from our series about time. Sherah-Leigh and I hope you had a few chances to take a deep breath during the past series and acknowledge the gift of the present moment. For me, it is hard to imagine that we are already part-way through March of 2023.

Time for Comfort: I’ve Got 99 Problems (Psalm 23)

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 Not unlike the list of things to do in my life, the list of problems is unending. But this is the stuff of life. Our lives are full of problems to be solved, or not solved as the case may be.  Problems, and the

From Surviving to Thriving: God’s Handiwork (Comfort: Psalm 139: 23-24)

“Search me, O God, and know my heart;  test me and know my thoughts.See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139: 23-24 When we are in the midst of caring for others it is hard to see each person clearly.  As an educator, even after

From Surviving to Thriving: The Joy of Knowing Yourself (Psalm 139: 1-2)

“O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.” -Psalm 139:1-2 People sometimes say, “If I had known that I would have done things differently.”  The same thing can be said about ourselves.  “If I had known that about

From Surviving to Thriving Introduction

“I’ve heard that the key to aging well is to have a daughter living nearby.”, a colleague commented when he heard my parents were moving next door to me.  I think the words were shared with the sentiment of how good it will, hopefully, be for my parents to be living next door as they

Spiritual Practices Series

Later this week we are launching our May reflections. Using the after-Easter story found in Luke 24 we will explore together practices that help us navigate when everything we thought we knew is upended. Focused on the movement of past, to present, to future, we invite you to join us as we nurture healing and

Ordinary Friday? (A Poem for Holy Week)

Was it an ordinary Friday for some? Chores and meal prep? Betime stories and prayers? A typical Passover Maybe someone birthing a baby Some burying and grieving their dead Did they know? Were they caught up with the crush And rush of what’s happening to Jesus? What about those on the edges? In the country?

Dust to Dust: Invitation to Lent

Today, Christians around the world receive the mark of ashes as a sign of repentance and a reminder of our humanity. That our lives are finite. That all of us will die. Ash Wednesday is the threshold into Lent. We remember that death will come, but that is just the beginning… Lent is a season

Advent Reflection: Waiting for God (Isaiah 64)

“From ages past no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for him. . .Now consider, we are all your people.” Isaiah 64:4,9b Advent is the season of waiting and expectation.  We celebrate his first coming and yet we wait for

Joy for Fall: Autumn Walk (Psalm 104:2-6)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! You stretch out the heavens like a tent, you set the beams of your chambers on the waters, you make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind, you make the winds