Year: 2019

“When we invite people to share with us the joy of serving God, we don’t have to argue against what might be keeping them from doing this.  We don’t need to act more assured, more pious, more evolved or even more authentic than we really are. God speaks through us best when we are simply living our lives as disciples, listening to God in prayer and following the Way of Christ, which is the way of love – always the way of love.”

“I’m grateful to have the ingredients of a spiritual salad available to me to study, learn, perhaps practice, and appreciate. It keeps me spiritually fed and nourished as well as going my heart good to acknowledge that God is present all around and within.”

“Deacons tend to follow their noses rather than roll things around in their heads.  Even if a congregation doesn’t have an ordained deacon, it’s a safe bet even the smallest congregations have at least one person who is out there following his or her nose, putting the church out into the world.”

“In the face of loss and grief, resilience is a powerful form of resistance. In our words from Jeremiah, resilience and an embrace of the future is exactly what is being urged. What is being urged by God is not surrender. Rather, God is encouraging the people to stay strong, to keep their culture alive, in hope for tomorrow.”

“I believe that the church will not only live, but it will thrive. I also believe that it will look very different from what we have been thinking a healthy church is.”