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Prayer: Feasting and Fasting Desert Ruth Burgess The desert waits ready for those who come, who come obedient to the Spirit’s leading; or who are driven, because they weill not come any other way. The desert always waits, ready to let us know who we are— the place of self-discovery. And whilst we fear, and […]

Glittering Images: Week 2: Romans 3: 21-28 August 9, 2015 Read NIV translation first. I want to start with a recap of last week. For those of you who were here, it will be a review. For those who weren’t here last week, it’s a way to catch you up to where we are. We […]

Peter’s hopes and dreams, his new “rock” identity had been dashed. His transformation had been cut short, he had failed and perhaps he somehow blamed his denials for Jesus crucifixion. It was his fault! This story of the disciples recognizing their risen Lord gives us courage. “Who IS that man???” How often do I still, […]

Deaut. 30:15-20; Matthew 5: 17-24                        Feb.12, 2017     PEACE PRACTICE Have you ever described yourself- to a friend- like this? “I was so mad that I could have spit nails.” or “Yeah, I told him off, but good!” or even “When I was done with her, she didn’t know what hit her.” Anger is an emotion […]

Kingdom living often begins in the wilderness, But as we are discipled by the Holy Spirit, we come to experience the grace, peace, and comfort of Christ, empowering us to pass on these gifts.. KINGDOM LIVING OFTEN BEGINS IN THE WILDERNESS. Regina Shands Stoltzfus, assistant professor of peace, justice and conflict studies at Goshen College, […]

Easter Sermon- Summit 2018                          John 20: 1-18 Reading or hearing the Easter story is always something to look forward to, especially this year, when we are news-weary and ready for some Good News. Hearing the old, old story today, is way beyond the good news, say, of a warm, sunny day in Ohio or a […]

Feathers not Fangs                 message for March 17, 2019   Life in Jerusalem was interesting. Jesus was born under Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed king of Israel. He had fangs. Herod “the Great” killed lots of people, including his wife and some of his sons. He was also the one who ordered the killing of all […]

GRACETIME with God.                        Luke 13: 1-9                            March 24, 2019   Good morning. The first Sunday of Lent we looked at entering our own journeys into wilderness. We prayed that God would help us distinguish between our wild beasts and our angels, and we received the blessing of God calling each of us “Beloved.”   Last […]