Centering Thought When people or nations try to hoard blessings, they reduce God’s abundant grace to a scarce commodity. This hoarding creates systemic poverty and cuts the hoarder off from the true source of life. Walter Brueggemann Reading: Genesis 28:10-19 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel Does God’s promise give exclusive ownership? What does this…
Centering Thought “Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa
Centering Thought I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in the province. It always appeared a most unjust scheme to me—to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have. You know my mind upon this subject. Abigail Adams,…
Centering Thought “Beloved, we are not here because the world has been kind. We e here because God has been faithful. We are still standing not because the heat never came, but because our roots found living water. And as long as God is faithful, we shall not be moved.” Rev. Derek A. Terry, Acting…
Centering Thought “Today we honor all that have strengthened and nurtured us in love.” Rev. Kevin Omi is guest preacher for this Father’s Day. Rev. Omi has been pastor of several UCC churches and offers spiritual direction in the Christian and Buddhist traditions through the Shalem Institute of Spiritual Formation.
Pastor Elisabeth offers a fresh understanding of prayer.
Elisabeth Conway preaches
Centering Thought We are all mothers to the rising generation–Sheri L. Dew Pastor Elisabeth Middelberg preaches.
Centering Thought A single seed can turn into a forest. A single heart can transform a nation–Brian Theo Worra Pastor Elisabeth Middelberg returns.
Centering Thought Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves. All things are bound together….All things connect —Chief Seattle Rev. Lauren Van Ham preaches,