Love This World, She Whispers
This is Yule, winter solstice, and we are cold and tired. But joy remains in the darkness and we are engulfed by it. A reminder of who we are, the coming longer days are welcome and the darkness thanked.
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Children’s Christmas Pageant
Children and adults alike are invited to participate in our annual Absolutely-No-Rehearsal Children’s Christmas Pageant. How can anyone miss the opportunity to accompany angels, shepherds, magi, and a lamb or two to Bethlehem to “Ooh” and “Aah” at the wee babe in a manger.
Waiting and Wintering
Are the periods of time in our lives that we feel like we are in limbo just dead time, where we simply exist until something better comes along? Or are these seasons actually times of the regenerative quiet energy of life? How can we wait while we are wintering?
Ba Humbug – When Joy Feels Just Out of Reach
This is a service about being okay not being okay, and the slowing down of the season. It’s about making room for sorrow, loss and fear in what is supposed to be a season of joy and hope.
What’s Next
We are 3-½ months into a transitional period unlike one we’ve ever experienced before. We still have a minister, Rev. Amanda Schuber, but due to her recent move to the UK her services are only available on a remote basis. We have been able to fill the pulpit on a regular basis with our own … Continue reading What’s Next
Finding Your Bliss In and Outside of Church
We’ve all heard of the phrase, “follow your bliss,” but how do you find what your bliss is and how do you get started following it? Let’s explore this process and along the way apply it to our church life.
The Path Home
The most important journey we take in this human experience is that of coming home to ourselves–to become our authentic, adult self. The wisdom of Life offers us guidance for this journey Home that is available for us as we sojourn. As Rumi says, “The door is so wide open” and we are invited to … Continue reading The Path Home
To Paint the Space Between Us
Finding connection and community by seeing the sacred in the presence of our neighbors.
The Road Not Taken
Rev. E. Arlen Goff Have you ever engaged in a mental review of the decisions you’ve made in life? Have you ever engaged in an intellectual game of “What if?” We’ll take a few moments this Sunday to think about “the road(s) not taken.”
“From Chaos to Community”
Rev. Dr. Scott Dillard10/12/25 As we enter life we are thrown into a chaotic unknown that we learn to adapt to. It creates our first Community. As we venture forth and grow we expand those Community, maybe leave it, find new ones. Such is also our religious journey. We will explore this development of our … Continue reading “From Chaos to Community”