February

24

The Power of Water
When folk come here for the “Inn From the Cold” program, the first thing we offer them is not prayer, but a hot cup of coffee. The prayer will follow. Both have a way of warming us from the inside out.

17

New Beginnings
There are different ways of starting over. For Moses, it was physical movement, for my alcoholic friend it was emotional movement, for Nicodemus, it was spiritual movement. In all cases, it required them to follow.

10

Wanting More
The eating of the forbidden fruit represents a loss of innocence, and how the acts of some can and do impact the generations which follow.

3

A Mountain Top Experience
We need those moments of affirmations - even Jesus did - moments when the larger picture becomes clear. But their purposes are that we might be draw from them when doubt creeps in, or when life’s true purpose is hidden under a cloud.

January

27

A Fishing Tale
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Discipleship is key to the life of the church.

20

Come and See
The task Jesus faced - without benefit of Internet, global investors or an operating budget - was to market the faith. He changed the religious perspective of the entire globe using a technique still a business standard today. We should still use it.

13

A New Way of Beginning
Sometimes by seeing God identifying with us we are able to more closely identify with God. God is no longer the one removed from our world, but the one who walks by our side.

6

An Epiphany Moment
For those who are truly seeking, at some point the light comes on, the fog is cleared and there comes an epiphany moment. We no longer talk of ‘my parent’s faith’, of someone else’s experience. We no longer talk about what we think, but rather what we believe. ‘The’ faith suddenly becomes ‘our’ faith.