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Grace Newsletter 12-15-23
The Power of Relationships Last year I had the honor of leading a book study for the Neighboring Movement, a nonprofit organization based in Wichita, Kansas. For six weeks, a group from across the country dove into The Connected Community: Discovering the Health,...
Grace Newsletter 12-08-23
Worth a Thousand Words It’s an adage that is found in multiple languages – “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Somehow images, like so many forms of art, are able to convey meaning or essence or memory that written or verbal descriptions just can’t do justice. This...
Grace Newsletter 11-30-23
Intentional Formation I grew up with lots of proverbs – pithy little sayings that contain a nugget of wisdom. The two I’m thinking about today are “You are what you eat” and “Use it or lose it.” I heard a fascinating story on NPR recently about the astonishing rise in...
Grace Newsletter 11-24-23
Making Christmas, making Christmas is so fine! Everyone and every holiday has its own traditions. It’s the week of Thanksgiving and I’m grateful for the sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and stuffing that is a part of my mom’s way of celebrating as well as the...
Grace Newsletter 11-17-23
Last month, we focused on the Good Life in worship. We acknowledged how we receive lots of messages about what is important, what the “good life” is, and everything we need to do – and have – to achieve it. Still, we know that so many folks remain unsatisfied, chasing...
Grace Newsletter 11-10-23
This past Sunday, we began our series on prayer, considering 3 essential prayers (according to Anne Lamott): Help! Thanks! Wow! This week we’ll turn our attention to Thanks! Maybe this seems timely, since we’re in the middle of November, the month of Thanksgiving,...
Grace Newsletter 11-3-23
Mark Your Calendar! The bottom right drawer of my dresser has no clothes in it. Fortunately, I have six drawers, so there’s plenty of room for clothes in the other five, but the sixth drawer just has stuff. Really meaningful stuff. It’s the place that holds my...
Grace Newsletter 10-26-23
While the world is busy getting costumes and candy ready, I wanted to draw our attention to another holy-day/holiday coming up this week. All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day and Hallowmas, is a Christian tradition honoring all the saints of the Church on...
Grace Newsletter 10-20-23
Interruptions or Opportunities? I am a person who always has a plan. Recently, I took my boys to the State Fair and I spent the night before happily pouring over the map and the schedule, buying tickets for the train, and getting everything in order so we could have a...