Nov 8, 20213 minAdvent Confessionalby guest blogger Leslea Linebarger / I’ve recently become reminded of how important it is to hold space for others and simply listen as...
Aug 1, 20203 minResurrection Rhododendrunby guest blogger Jennifer Drummond / When we moved into our home five years ago, an ancient rhododendron featured prominently at the...
May 2, 20204 minBlessing the Spaceby guest blogger Leslea Linebarger / In this seemingly endless season of Covid-19, we have all of necessity become focused on creating...
Feb 14, 20203 minLove, God by guest blogger Leslea Linebarger | On this day when all over the globe we honor and celebrate those we love, I wonder if many people...
Nov 19, 20192 minWalking the dogby guest blogger Jennifer Drummond | Penny, a sweet furball the color of a perfectly baked croissant, is my teacher. Her recent lesson?...
Sep 2, 20193 minLosing the Trailby guest blogger Leslea Linebarger | I got lost in the woods the other day. Well maybe not LOST lost, but I was on an unfamiliar trail...
Jul 15, 20193 minBeing God's Belovedby guest blogger Laurel Coolbaugh | Over many months now I have been sensing an invitation to spend more time with God in silence and...
Jun 4, 20193 minHoly InvitationsObservations from our spring retreat about God's sometimes hidden invitations. By John French.
May 7, 20193 minPaying Attentionby guest blogger Jennifer Drummond | This spring I decided to begin a practice of bird watching. The spot where I sip my coffee and pray...
Apr 3, 20192 minThe Sound of Godby guest blogger Kate Hemenway | I was wondering recently why I place so much stock in wanting to hear, literally, God’s voice in my...
Mar 2, 20193 minPreparing the WayNext week we will enter the six weeks leading up to Easter, known by many as the season of Lent. In the church in which I was raised we...
Jan 24, 20193 minA New PageWe’ve turned a page on the calendar. Brand new year, new month. I wonder what God has in store in the year to come? For a few months I’ve...
Dec 29, 20182 minCome as you areI love this time of year. I so enjoyed our family gatherings, singing carols at our Christmas Eve service, the gifting, feasting and...
Nov 13, 20181 minEpiphany #3: "God is love."This is the ultimate message of the gospel. It sounds so simple. We can believe it and still have trouble accepting for ourselves that we...
Nov 13, 20181 minEpiphany #2: "God speaks."While often we just want to know that God hears us, it's equally important to learn how to listen to the many ways God speaks. This is an...
Nov 13, 20181 minepiphany #1: "There's more!"Regardless of where we are in our faith journey, there is always more. More to experience. More to learn and unlearn. More to notice....