In the aftermath of the Trump victory last week, many of us who are dismayed by the outcome have been inundated with messages filling our email inboxes—blogs, rants, analysis, warnings, edicts, calls to action, and more. Some have been comforting, some scolding, some helpful, some hard to read. One thing I have noticed is the number of writers who have resorted to…
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Inspiration Blog (Page 13)
Dear Beloved Church Family, We rise today to face a nation that is divided and bruised. Some people are rejoicing this morning, some are shaken and stunned, all are wounded by a campaign that was bitter and painful. As people of faith, we are called to hold onto our vision of a world at peace, a country that values each individual and…
My beloved siblings in our community of faith, As you can imagine, SO MANY deep feelings course through my system now on a daily basis. Having announced my retirement from the Church (my last Sunday will be January 1, 2017), I now swing between hugely intense emotions not just on Sundays but each day of the week. I feel sorrow, loss, hope…
Report from the Congregational Meeting….. Participants at the Congregational Meeting Sunday October 16 voted (64 to 25) to offer our Associate Pastor Chris Mereschuk the opportunity to serve as the Acting Pastor following the retirement of Pastor Andrea on January 2, 2017. This plan means that Chris would serve as Acting Pastor while the church…
By ANNIE TURNER I often wish that life could be clearer in its sense of coming to a stop or beginning something new. As Anne Lamott often laments, “If I were in charge of the Western World, I would….” I would have an ending come to a full stop. Period. No dangling bits, no emotions that slop over, no untied ends. A…