I truly love Thanksgiving. I was fortunate to grow up in a close, extended family that gathered yearly for the celebration, and we always had a huge, delicious feast to celebrate over. In its most ideal form, the holiday forms a perfect little picture of God’s ideal universe: God as a generous host preparing good things of every kind to be celebrated and enjoyed by us, his welcomed guests. An...  Read More

This week and next we’ll be seeing the last few glimpses of fall colors that have exploded on trees in the past month. I don’t know about you, but I love the color of fall. It’s even more noticeable when you get to travel up into places like New England.I was reading recently about the science of leaves changing color.. pretty interesting, it involves photosynthesis, chlorophyll, pigment, heat, re...  Read More

When it comes to reading the Bible (Scripture), we like to think of the acronym R.E.A.P. As we spend time in Scripture, we will "REAP" a harvest. Read, Examine, Apply, Pray.  Previous posts... Read  |  Examine  |  Apply  |  PraySo, now we look at the fourth and last in this process… P if for Pray and Proceed.Pray through the passage and your application, asking God to change your heart and to chan...  Read More

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was no hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before o...  Read More

Throughout its story, the Bible gives voice to one of humanities’ deepest longings: to feel at home- to return to a time we feel as though we remember, yet can’t quite recall, when all things were at peace. In the middle  of a season of isolation, depression, pain, and loss, I felt that students may well resonate with this desire to see all things made right and feel at home again, and I thought t...  Read More

I believe there's a distinct tune God has put in each one of us! It's a song that is your own, put there by God.In the church we often talk about "discovering your giftedness", or "finding your shape for ministry". We believe that the God of the universe saves us by his grace and then makes us ministers of that grace, which takes various forms. We really do need to find out who we are, what makes ...  Read More