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Friday Greetings - September 4

Walter Brueggemann, the great theologian of the Psalms and scholar of the Jewish tradition, says, “[Lament] is an act of bold faith on...

Friday Greetings - August 21

For as long as many of us can remember, the first Sunday of the month has meant the celebration of Holy Communion. I (Pastor Tom) have...

Friday Greetings - August 14

Arthur Schopenhauer once remarked that “compassion is the basis of morality.” A worthy sentiment, so what do we do when compassion seems...

Friday Greetings - August 7

Have you ever dwelt on something bad for what seemed like forever…especially something you could have changed? Made a bad mistake or said...

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Some years ago, I heard “a man may not live by bread alone, but first he must have the bread.” Food is crucial to our lives and so often...

Friday Greetings - July 24

In a Disciple Bible Study video, Leander Keck says “good parables are like good jokes, you either get them or you don’t.” With all due...

Friday Greetings - July 17

I counted recently and this Sunday will mark 19 Sundays since our last "regular" worship service. I can't help but think of that...

Friday Greetings - July 10

Matthew 11: 28-30 “Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. 29 Put on my yoke, and...

Friday Greetings - July 3

July 4, 1776 is a somewhat arbitrary moment to celebrate. The Declaration of Independence was actually passed on July 2, 1776. The...

Friday Greetings - June 26

Pastors have a tendency to live by a different calendar. When the rest of the world is experiencing Christmas, we tend to be thinking...

Friday Greetings - June 19

In the 1990’s sociologists starting talking about “third places.” By that they meant the third anchor of our lives, the third place we...

Friday Greeting - June 12

A college professor and department head was strolling across campus towards her office. Victoria Rosa-Garcia always enjoys the walk...

Friday Greetings - June 5

“Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.” (2 Cor. 13:12) Those words have a strangely appealing ring to them in...

Friday Greetings - May 29

“Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of...

Friday Greetings - May 22

You ever go to a place with so many things to look at that you feel almost over-whelmed? Where do I let my eye settle? Do I focus on the...

Friday Greetings - May 15

When our son, Nathan, was little he would frequently say “I have a plan” and then explain why we should do what he thought would be fun....

Friday Greetings - May 8

Eugene Peterson describes what he calls a “tourist mindset” by saying that for some, “religion is understood as a visit to an attractive...

Friday Greetings - May 1

Philip Yancey describes grace as “the last best good word.” Writes Yancey, “even now, despite our secular drift, taproots still stretch...

Friday Greetings - April 24

In our staff devotional time this week, we read a quotation from Peter Maurin, who was active in the Catholic Worker Movement from the...

Friday Greetings - April 17

Friday Greetings friends! We are enjoying the fact that we have so many wonderful ways of connecting, many of which you will find on our...