Dearly beloved, Each month, the Church council prays for members of the congregation, signing postcard that get mailed out. It is a random decision about who gets cards each month as we go through pre-printed labels. I can’t tell you how many times that we’ve had people tell us that...

Dearly beloved, We begin a three week worship series on “Sabbath”. It is about both rest as well as honoring God. It is the 4th commandment and it connects the first three, which deal with our relationship with God, with the next six, which deal with our relationships with others....

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – – Emily Dickinson Dearly beloved, I love this imagery of hope by Emily Dickinson. For me, it lifts up the indescribable nature...

Dearly beloved, This week’s worship theme is “discipleship”. In working through this week’s Gospel reading (Matthew 28:16-20), I found that the word “disciple” is less of a noun and more of a verb. I got to thinking about what verbs inhabit our understandings of a lived faith. More certainly –...

Dearly beloved, This week’s theme is “belonging”. As I have been reflecting on this theme, I have also been mindful that the ELCA (of which we are a part) will be meeting in their Churchwide Assembly (July 28-Aug. 2). We are connected to the larger church in so many different...