As you read today’s passage Revelation 3:1-6, imagine yourself as the recipient of a letter from one who knows you well and loves you dearly

Ash Wednesday is the doorway into Lent. It begins with repentance. When we repent on Ash Wednesday, we are changing direction.

Reflect on Psalm 25 with Rev. Julia Styles and use the honesty of lament to connect with God.

I am happy to announce that Prayerful Reflections: A Daily Devotional for Advent 2024 is available to download for free or read on the blog.

Romans1:1-5 Suffering is a part of the human experience on this planet. As much as we try to avoid pain and suffering, it seems to find us.

Read Acts 2:29-33 Reflect using your imagination, picture the Israelites of Acts 2 celebrating Pentecost… All of a sudden they heard a...

A Lent Reflection for Sunday, February 25 by Jillian Evans Lectionary reading for 2/25/2024: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31;...

Prayerful Reflections is a daily resource for connecting with God and the larger Christian community during the season of Lent.

Advent is just a few days away. As you prepare to celebrate the advent of Christ, in both incarnation (birth of Jesus) and Parousia...

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order

By Jessica deLinde Dyckman Lectionary reading for 4/9/2023: Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Acts 10:34-43; John...

Psalm 95 gives us instructions for how we can start our day. The first half is a call to worship, the second half a call to obedience.

If left to ourselves, our sins will be too hard for us; but God's grace shall be sufficient to subdue them so that they shall not rule us...

After Jesus’ baptism, and before the start to his public ministry, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness.

By Eileen Lundy Daily lectionary reading:  Psalm 124; Genesis 8:1-19; Romans 6:1-11 Selected passage for reflection: Psalm 124 Read Psalm...

By Sheli Sloterbeek Lectionary reading for 3/17/2022: Psalm 63:1-8; Daniel 3:19-30; Revelation 2:8-11 Selected passage for reflection:...

By Emily Wickstrom Lectionary reading for 3/15/2022: Psalm 105:1-42; Numbers 14:10b-24; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Selected passage for...

By Julia Styles Lectionary reading for 3/6/2022: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 Selected passage...

Lectionary reading for 5/23/2021: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, Acts 2:1-21, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Selected passage for...

Happy Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday! I hope you are enjoying some King Cake or a Paczki (polish donuts) or a virtual Mardi Gras Parade....