25 Mar, 2020
I absolutely love this short poem by Nikos Kazantakis: I said to the almond tree: Speak to me of God; and the almond tree blossomed. Not only is it a wonderful image of spring bursting forth, but it is the very essence of how we each can speak...
24 Mar, 2020
They say it is shallow to talk about the weather, but different kinds of weather hold different energy and can have a significant impact on we feel. As we Wisconsinites know, all we need to do is wait five minutes and the weather will change!...
23 Mar, 2020
Good Morning Everyone! Well, winter is flaunting her beauty one last (I hope) time. Ever since our trip to Cancun a few weeks ago I’m even more anxious for the air to stop biting when it hits my face! Norwegians say there is no bad weather,...
22 Mar, 2020
This is our second Sunday apart and, in all honesty, we’re not sure how long this will last. It’s hard not knowing, but perhaps it is also a good time to practice letting go of the illusion of control, which can be a challenge given that I’m a...
21 Mar, 2020
One of the most uncomfortable places to be is in the gap – the space between what was and what is yet to be. It reminds me of the experience of going between the countries of Jordan and Israel on a bus. We went through security on one side,...
20 Mar, 2020
In my defense, my calendar was wrong! Apparently my calendar company didn’t get the memo that the Vernal Equinox was yesterday, not today. The spring and fall equinoxes are the two days of the year when the amount of daylight and darkness are...
19 Mar, 2020
It’s just plain weird. For 23 years I’ve been putting together a bulletin, volunteers, music and a sermon almost every week. I suppose I could still write and record a sermon and post it for you, but I bet there are a bunch you haven’t listened...
18 Mar, 2020
Good Morning! I’ve been awake since 4:30 this morning pondering the concept of hope. Lucky you, you get to reap the benefits of my sleeplessness... Hope is... ...the music of the soul ...fragile as the petals on a new flower in spring, yet...
17 Mar, 2020
This self-imposed “distancing” because of the Corona virus already seems long and it’s only really been a few days. We’ve forgotten how to live a slower, more reflective, simpler life... or perhaps we never knew how in the first place. There is...
17 Mar, 2020
(As long as worship and events are suspended because of the Corona virus, I'll be offering a daily reflection to help keep us centered.) As I watch the sunrise this morning, I ponder the concept of abundance versus scarcity. All we have to do...