Afraid of Choosing Wrong? Summer Sabbath Series
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God calls us to choose wisely, and we can trust that God will help us to decide and will love us through whatever we choose.
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There's Plenty of Room on the Lampstand -- Summer Sabbath Series
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Christ calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world — words meant to affirm our goodness and invite us to shine. But what if shining doesn’t come easily, or doesn’t feel safe for everyone? In this episode, we reflect on salt and light as a shared, communal There’s plenty of room on the lampstand for all of us.
Read MoreSummer Sabbath Series: It Is Too Little: When God Invites Us Into More
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Summer can be a season for stepping back, breathing a little deeper, and paying attention to what matters most. This reflection invites us to consider whether God may be calling us beyond obligation and into a more intentional, life-giving relationship. What if God's invitation isn't to do more, but to draw closer?
Read MoreTempted -- Summer Sabbath Series
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The call I hear is to try and recognize what leads me: is it the Spirit of God or something else? If it’s the Spirit, then I am on the way toward God and toward good. If what is leading me is not of God, then I can always change directions.
Read MoreOne in the Spirit
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The beloved community is worth working for. In the spirit of Pentecost, as we celebrate the breath of the Spirit moving over people and drawing them together, God is calling us too.
Read MoreFrom Followers to Leaders: The Feast of the Ascension
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The Feast of the Ascension can feel like a story of goodbye, but maybe the Ascension is really a story about transition. In this reflection, we’ll consider what it means for the disciples to move from followers to leaders, and how that same movement unfolds in our own lives, communities, and church today. How do we step forward in faith when the world feels uncertain? And how is the Spirit still guiding us as we grow into the work we are called to do?
Read MoreFinding God in Uncertainty: Faith and Doubt on the Second Sunday of Easter
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On the Second Sunday of Easter, we reflect on Doubting Thomas and discover how doubt and faith can coexist.
Read MoreFrom Complaining to Contemplation: Finding Living Water When Faith Feels Dry
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What if our thirst, our questions, and even our frustration are invitations to deeper faith? What if hope is still possible — even now?
Read MoreTempted -- Summer Sabbath Series
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The call I hear is to try and recognize what leads me: is it the Spirit of God or something else? If it’s the Spirit, then I am on the way toward God and toward good. If what is leading me is not of God, then I can always change directions.
Read MoreAfraid of Choosing Wrong? God Walks with You Through Every Decision
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God calls us to choose wisely, and we can trust that God will help us to decide and will love us through whatever we choose.
Read MoreThere's Plenty of Room on the Lampstand
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Christ calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world — words meant to affirm our goodness and invite us to shine. But what if shining doesn’t come easily, or doesn’t feel safe for everyone? In this episode, we reflect on salt and light as a shared, communal There’s plenty of room on the lampstand for all of us.
Read MoreUnited in Heart, Not Always in Mind
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In a time when division feels louder than ever, this reflection asks whether unity is really about thinking alike — or about choosing love, listening, and shared purpose. Drawing from Scripture, community life, and the realities of our political moment, we'll reflect together on what it means to belong to Christ — and to each other. A thoughtful conversation about disagreement, courage, and the hard, holy work of belonging to one another
Read MoreIt Is Too Little: When God Invites Us Into More
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What does God want from you? Service? Obedience? Or, is it something more, something more relational, more intimate?
Read MoreWaiting in Joyful Hope
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We can be filled with hope and wonder at Advent again because the Christ, God-with-us. Is. Still. With. Us. And has never left us. We long for this presence, and maybe that longing is the root of all our longings, and each year as Advent brings us to Christmas, we can remember that God does bring fulfillment to our longing.
Read MoreChrist the King in an Age of No Kings
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I wonder if this feast of Christ the King is as much about Christ’s leadership as it is about our call to serve. As Christ’s disciples, we use our gifts in the service of mission and, like Christ, we use any power we have to serve people.
Read MoreAll Bad Things Come to an End
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God is with us however we are — when we feel like quitting or when we persevere, when we feel happy or just way less sad. If the world is ending, God is in that, and if it’s not but it just feels pretty desolate, God’s with us in that too. However we find ourselves these days, I hope we can turn toward God in love and trust.
Read MoreWe Are God's Temple
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We are the living, breathing temples of the Holy One, and so we advocate on behalf of the Holy One for the vulnerable and oppressed people around us. We will flip all the tables until everyone has a place at the table.
Read MoreThe Souls of the Just Are in the Hand of God
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For this week’s reflection, we’re trying something new! Rather than a homily or sermon-type of reflection, Sr. Leslie Keener and Sr. Alice Gerdeman will have a faith-sharing conversation about the First Reading for All Souls Day, which is from the Book of Wisdom. We hope that, as we share, the Holy Spirit speaks to you too!
Read MoreWho Are You Before God?
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God wants us as we are. No bravado, no discarding our own worth. God receives us – all that we are, our past, our present, our brokenness and giftedness — the whole of each of us. God loves us however we show up. And God always shows up for us.
Read MoreStir into Flame
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Even if we aren’t feeling it and we sort of quiet quit our spiritual lives for a minute, God never quits on us. The Holy Spirit will fuel and fan our fires and stir up our spiritual lives. So, Beloved, stir into flame the gift of God that you have, or just be patient. God will stir it up soon enough.
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