Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Creator of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfilment of the Holy One’s own purpose God gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of […]
Christian Explorers October
Returning to Indoor WorshipIn October, Christian Explorers will return to worship indoors. On the first Sunday of each month, we’ll be participating in the sanctuary with our families for communion and a craft at the Tent of Meeting. On other Sundays, we’ll bring in the light to begin worship, then move to Sue Dickerman Hall […]
Brilliant Autumn Colors
“This is the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.”—Psalm 118:24 Dear friends, I love the fall. I can feel the autumn coming now…shorter days, cooler temperatures, the leaves beginning to turn. I can hardly wait for the fall colors. Although we had such a dry summer, I […]
Spirit of Courage
A dialogue Pentecost sermon by Karen Nell Smith and Debbie Clark When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, […]
Christian Explorers April
Christ is risen, risen indeed! Christian Explorers had a busy Lent learning about God from water. We saw ice being sculpted, made rain sticks, fired clay pots and planted sunflower seeds, made tornados in jars, and ocean waves in water bottles! This month we remember what Easter is all about as we celebrate the new […]
Season of Rising
“A man throws seed on the land. Night and day, while he sleeps, when he is awake, the seed is sprouting and growing; how, he does not know.”—Mark 4:26-28 Dear friends, The Old Germanic word “Easter” means “season of rising,” or springtime. Sure enough, Eastertide is springtime, and it’s time to be out in the yard […]
Life-Giving Waters
“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground;I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”—Isaiah 44:3 Dear friends, One of the difficult things about our adoption experience in Russia was that the water everywhere was unfit to drink. Even in the […]
Christian Explorers February
This month, we celebrate Black History Month, a time of learning more about how our faith leads us to work for justice and help others. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya. Sunrise School in Mumias, Kenya is a school for children with autism. This month we’ll continue our congregation-wide project […]
For Love’s Sake
“…for there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” Dear friends, February is always an odd mix or snow and sunshine, frosty mornings and slowly lengthening days. So, we mix it up with looking to a groundhog to […]
Christian Explorers January
In December, we celebrated Advent, learned about the feeling of anticipation, and decided how to use the money we collected in our big penny jar. We agreed to gift a family a flock of chickens through Heifer International and to donate the rest to the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation who help communities throughout the world […]