Come to the Table
Each month, when I invite us to the Communion table, I begin with the simple word “Come.” Come to the table. It is, perhaps, one of the...
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- Sep 21
An Invitation to Keep Going
The book of Acts, sometimes called the Acts of the Spirit, tells the story of the early church. In it, we find big, grand, surprising...
- Sep 14
It's not the destination; it's the journey
You’ve probably heard the quote, “It’s not the destination; it’s the journey.” I'm writing this while sitting at the airport, waiting for...
- Sep 7
Journey
Today (assuming you’re reading this on Thursday) is the ninth anniversary of my ordination. My ordiversary as us pastor-types have come...
- Aug 31
God is Home
Roughly forty-eight hours after my high school graduation I left home to spend my first summer at camp. From that moment on, home would...
- Aug 24
God As Flame
I am approaching this week’s picture of God as flame with caution and trepidation because I know the impact fire has had on our lives, on...
- Aug 17
God As Mother Hen
In speaking to some Pharisees Jesus says, “How often I have desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her...
- Aug 3
Clothed with God
In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, and immediately realized they were naked. Before...
- Jul 27
More than Miracles, We Need Jesus
Each week, in worship we set aside a time of prayer, when we’re invited to bring our burdens before God and one another. It’s a powerful...
- Jul 20
Jesus as the Shepherd
Hello! I hope you all are having a wonderful week and are creating time to sit in the presence of the Lord. This week, Kimmy is speaking...
- Jul 13
A Homecoming Week
Most of you know that camp has been an important part of my life. Even though I wasn’t officially a camper until late in high school, my...
- Jul 6
God Becomes the Artist
The pictures of God we find throughout scripture are varied, but most often, when we think about the Old Testament, we think of God as...
- Jun 29
Bread and Vine
While it would be difficult to argue that the Bible is a culinary manual, concerned only with how to eat, what to eat, and when to eat;...
- Jun 22
We All Have Fears
I am terrified of snakes. It doesn’t matter to me whether or not the snake is venomous, I want absolutely nothing to do with snakes. My...
- Jun 15
God is the Artisan
I will confess I have never seen an artisan working with metal in-person, but I have watched YouTube videos. And even on a video, I stand...
- Jun 8
God is Like a Rock
Shoshone Base Camp, the camp I worked at for many summers, was nestled deep in the heart of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. To the...
- Jun 1
Pictures of God
We believe that God is both incomprehensible and knowable. Over and over again, scripture reminds us that we, as humans, will never fully...
- May 25
Pentecost is Coming!
Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, is the day we celebrate the Holy Spirit descending on the disciples sounding something like a mighty...
- May 18
What Now? Is He Coming Back?
Today on Thursday, May 18, forty days after Easter, we remember and celebrate the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. You can find the story...
- May 11
Our Summer Intern
On Monday, I had the opportunity to meet Emma, our Whitworth Fellow, face-to-face for the first time! And let me just tell you, I am...
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