Matthew 21:33-46 and Isaiah 5:1-7. God has some really tough questions for his people! How could I answer them? Let's look at Jesus' harsh words in light of his life and actions.
October 10, 2023
I don’t know about you, but I have a tiny pang of panic when I know I’m about to be around people. Even if I know and love them and have spent tons of time with them, I get a crawly feeling and a moment of foggy disorientation just before a human engagement. Somehow I imagined that the high school or college freshman feeling should dissipate...
October 3, 2023
Getting stuck doesn’t even require traumatic events. It can happen on a random Tuesday. Suddenly WHAM! I hit a roadblock in my spiritual life. Or I can have the slow recognition over many months that somehow I’ve taken a detour and have no idea how to get back on the right road.
September 27, 2023
Cynicism is being suspicious of everyone’s motives. For me, cynicism starts from my own insecurities. At times I doubt that my friends and family, even my wife, actually love me.
September 21, 2023
There may be a lot of reasons we feel we shouldn't receive or don't deserve soul care. But I assure you, they are all bogus. You are worth my time! You matter!
August 28, 2023
The relentless cries of a child and how they illuminate our relationship with God.
August 21, 2023
Here's a wonderful blog from our dear friend, Niecy LoCricchio about her experience with the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises! Niecy is founder of The Soul Care Place; a spiritual director, Ignatian Exercises companion, and retreat creator. Enjoy :)
August 15, 2023
It is a common experience to practice slowing down only to encounter a host of unwanted thoughts and feelings waiting for us in the stillness. So, why in the world would we invite you to slow down at all? God gives us a tremendous gift in the midst of these still, quiet, and uncomfortable moments of slowing down...
July 27, 2023
Pastor Peter Gammell's message on Matthew 10:34-42. Peter aims to share regular reflections on the weekly Revised Common Lectionary texts. This message is based on the texts for July 2, 2023.
July 1, 2023
What does it mean to attend to the presence of God? What exactly am I attending to? Oftentimes we'd like God's work in our life to be special and flashy. But God delights to work through ordinary means. We want to cultivate a growing trust that God is forming us through mundane means, every single day. What God asks of us is to be present and to live in reality.
June 29, 2023
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