A blog by Roberta Egli Throughout my childhood and into early adulthood, each Easter morning our family participated in the church’s sunrise service on top of a hill close to our home. My father, along with some others from the church, had placed three empty crosses at the top of the hill earlier in the […]
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What’s On My Desk…March 2025
We are excited to start a new monthly blog! Johannah Myers, the Program Director of Messy Church USA, will be sharing ‘What’s on her Desk!” Thanks Johannah! By Dr. Johannah Myers It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through Lent. Holy Week is almost upon us! I don’t know about you, but my desk is a […]
Pay Attention…Easter is coming
The season of Lent has begun once again with the gospel story of Jesus wandering in the wilderness after his baptism. Are you experiencing a season of wilderness wandering this Lent. As you look past Lent into planning for Easter, are you ‘not ready’, uncertain, anxious or simply exhausted? We are living in a chaotic […]
Let’s Gather around a Table (Part III)
Messy Church is about hospitality, and the table is where we practice it best. Jesus frequently met people at tables, sharing food and conversation, breaking down barriers, and creating community. Whether it was a picnic with five thousand plus of his followers, dining with a tax collector Zacchaeus, who many believed was the definition of […]