Lenten Reflection 3-2-22
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a long 40 day journey to the cross. A journey of transformation. We wear the ashes as reminders of our mortality and our
Continue readingAsh Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a long 40 day journey to the cross. A journey of transformation. We wear the ashes as reminders of our mortality and our
Continue readingTruth be told, being Facebook friends with my pastor is one of the things that helps me stay kind on social media. Before typing out a quick retort to the
Continue readingSometimes you can’t help where you’ve been planted. Your life is nothing like you thought it would be. You’re still waiting for healing, while others are walking miracles. Relationships you
Continue reading“Why do you do that?” I knew this question would come. How I am spending my days now – working part-time here at CUMC, but working many more hours as
Continue readingFaith, healing, and teaching. Those came out as my top three spiritual gifts, when I took a spiritual gifts inventory last week. My first response to the results was to
Continue readingTurning water to wine to keep the wedding party going. That was the “first of his miraculous signs Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee.” I find that curious. Why would
Continue readingWe would like to recognize one of our ESL students, Kieu Trinh Nguyen, for her outstanding dedication to learning English. Despite needing to take breaks from ESL classes due to
Continue readingFor the second consecutive year, our real Christmas tree rang in the new year a dried and brittle mess. We’re not new to the process of keeping a Christmas tree
Continue readingI heard the disquieting rattle of the keys at the prison cell door. They startled me from my fitful sleep. Three North Vietnamese guards walked into the cell; they chuckled.
Continue readingIn Matt Rawle’s book, The Heart That Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of The Grinch, he explores the faith themes in that iconic Christmas classic, How the
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