We begin the preparation season that is Advent.

Centering Thought: “Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” A.A. Milne

Pastor Elisabeth reflects on Jesus calling down Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10). By calling  down from the tree this despised man, Jesus made him part of the community and Zaccabeus’s response opened him to redemption.  How do we respond to being called down from our tree?

Guest preacher Elisabeth Conway reflects on Job’s suffering and later reward, and notices that Job’s misfortunes reverse when in his darkest hour, he prays for mercy for his friends who have been blaming him.  Likewise, our restoration is through each other, and ultimately, we are the ones we have been waiting for.  Elisabeth is 3rd…

Pastor Elisabeth turns the parable of the persistent widow sideways, to create different insights. Perhaps the point of the parable is not found in the unjust judge relenting, but in God’s persistence shown in the widow. How are we persistent in showing God’s live and justice?

Guest preacher Rev. Dr. Jana Childers imagines Jesus’ encounter with the kyophotic (bent over) women. Since he looked her in the eye and touched her, he must have gotten very low and in a humble position in order to heal her. There is no overstating the tenderness of God’s love, she asserts. Rev Childers is…

We meet outside for our annual Blessing of the Animals near St Francis Day. Great music, adorable animals, and further realization of the blessings among us.

Pastor Elisabeth explores the ways Jesus used empowerment to be a change maker, and ways we can,too. He often called out the person in the back, asked about them, and in blessing them empowered their healing. Likewise, he empowered the disciples to go among the crpwd to seek food, and they found it to feed…

Using the lectio divino method, we consider again the feeding of the 5000 as showing Jesus as a creative Change-maker. Pastor Elisabeth also tells the story of the Japanese woodcarver who sees the sculpture in the tree before he can begin as an example of the creative imagination. Likewise, Jesus saw the person in each…

Pastor Elisabeth explores being Change-makers by being collaborative as part following Jesus in this 4 part series. He taught the disciples to go out together, and showed them how to collaborate with the people in the feeding of the 5000.