Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing!Now it springs up; can’t you see it?I am making a way in the wildernessand streams in the wasteland.Isaiah 43:18-19 A Messy Prayer Activity to start 2022 As you turn your calendar from December 2021 to January 2022, take a […]
Gift of the Ordinary and Messy
Gift of the Ordinary and Messy …Where is God revealing God’s self? Certainly not in the “safe” world, but at the edge, at the bottom, among those people and places where we don’t want to find God, where we don’t look for God, where we don’t expect God…Maybe the reason that our knowledge of God […]
Advent Gift of Joy
Choosing Joy Can we really ‘choose joy’? I have identified with news articles and personal posts regarding the exhaustion of many people. There has been reports of the ‘great resignation’ and people leaving ministry due to burnout. The pandemic has its second anniversary this month and for many of us, we want it to be […]
Advent Gift of Peace
Unexpected Upheaval…Advent Peace An Advent Sermon by Dr. Johannah Myers Tis the season for unexpected upheaval. And I’m not just talking about the unexpected lines in stores or shipping delays, or the upheaval of my house as I stopped decorating to write a sermon. On this, the second Sunday of Advent, we light the Peace […]