A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? I Corinthians 15:55 Awaken us, we pray, to beauty in the midst of loss. Amen.
Path of Life
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11 Show us, O God, the path of life. Amen.
Paths of Beauty
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton The God who has girded me with strength has opened wide my path. Samuel 22:33 May we walk in paths of beauty and hope. Amen
Reflections of Goodness
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton For Wisdom is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her. For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness. […]
Reach for the Sky
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon, and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon. I grew tall like a palm tree in En-gedi, and like rose-bushes in Jericho; like a fair olive tree in the field, and like a plane tree beside water, I grew tall. Ecc […]
Resurrection
An Easter Devotion by Art Norton But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, […]
Join the Parade!
A Lenten Devotion So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord…” John 12: 13 Youthful disciples invite adults to join in the parade! Open us, we pray, to the wisdom and inspiration of disciples in our […]
Bread of Life
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 This photo is of Pastoral Intern Nena and our young people making Moroccan Honey Bread for World Communion Sunday. The […]
Spiral Mollusk
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in divine and human favor. Luke 2:52 Art Norton sent this photo following our worship service on Sunday, March 11th, in which the choir sang a piece based on a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., using the growth of the shell of a nautilus shell as […]
House of God
Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!” And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” So Jacob rose early in the morning, and […]