During the season of Lent, many of us enjoyed waking up to Lenten Devotionals in our email in-boxes. The stories, photos and reflections by church members were inspiring and helped us get to know one another better. Many people expressed sadness that they ended when Easter came! So we decided, at a recent congregational meeting, […]
Devotionals
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, […]
Wondering in Wuhan
A Lenten Devotion by Fran Bogle May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 It is a hot, hot, hot afternoon in Wuhan, China. Under the leadership of the head of the University […]
There with Her
A Good Friday Devotion by Ruth Carney Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11: 25-26 It was Good Friday, April 9, 1993. It […]
A History of Welcome
A Maundy Thursday Devotion by Dawn Sorensen And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this […]
Little Red Cookbook
A Lenten Devotion by Amy Plackowski And all of them ate and were filled… Matthew 15:37a I knew what she wanted me to say, the intrepid student reporter who’d been assigned to interview me. She was working on a feature about ethnic holiday traditions related to food for the school newspaper, and I’d volunteered to […]
Moving Forward
A Lenten Devotion by Rick Seaholm When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11 I remember it well. June 5, 1997. My nephew, whom I’d hoped for […]
Generation to Generation
A Lenten Devotion by Joe Hudock How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His Kingdom is an eternal Kingdom! His dominion endures from generation to generation. Daniel 4:3 After witnessing, for the last couple of Sundays. our new Confirmands and their mentors, I feel both blessed and honored to witness the truth enduring […]
Face the Cross
A Lenten Devotion by Debbie Clark Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted […]
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 […]