Oops…we fell a bit behind in welcoming New Messy Churches that have joined Messy Church USA. Here is a list of the new Messy Churches from January-April 2022. Take a moment to pray for these churches and their leaders. Weclome January 2022 Napa Methodist Church, Napa, CA First Presbyterian, Elizabethtown, KY All Saints Episcopal, Peterborough, […]
A Muddy Ash Wednesday
Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning…return to the Lord your God, for God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (From Joel 2: 12, 13) Ash Wednesday Thoughts Today we begin the Lenten journey with the rather bland monochromatic place of dust […]
Starting a New Chapter
Don’t remember the prior things; don’t ponder ancient history. Look! I’m doing a new thing; now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it?I’m making a way in the desert, paths in the wilderness. ( Isaiah 43: 18-19, Common English Bible) The story continues… These two verses from Isaiah keep calling to me from different places on these first days […]
Happy (and a little Messy) New Year!
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 […]