Stewardship is a word we throw around every Fall in churches. We talk about stewardship at the time of the year when we are creating our church budgets and asking people to pledge their giving for the next year. We have narrowed stewardship down to dollars. Because of that, often times we do not want […]
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You are Spirit’s Co-Creating Tool
This is the moment. You have accepted Spirit’s invitation and knocked on the door to enter deep into Spirit’s dwelling. Spirit offered you deep hospitality and accepted the invitation to help you — to co-create. As Spirit prepare the co-creation, you were invited deep into inner healing and growth work. Once Spirit feels you are […]
Prayer of Confession: Communal Responsibility
If you grew up in a liturgical church, you know the Prayer of Confession. It is a prayer said near the beginning of worship, that invites the congregation to confess their sins, re-align themselves with Spirit’s heart, and thereby receive forgiveness and grace. I did not grow up in such a church tradition. It was […]
Hope: Keeping our small boats afloat
This has been a challenging month for us. For me it feels like a dismantling of my values and morality. I struggle each morning with how to engage in Spirit’s call to justice. I wonder where hope is? As a pastor and energy worker, I feel that an important aspect of pastoring is being a […]