Category: Reflections

Our baptismal promises lay the foundation for our lives and behavior toward one another and God.  The very first one asks us to promise we will continue in […]

 (The first reflection in an ongoing conversation on this topic.) In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not […]

The Book of Psalms contains 150 songs, prayers, laments to God which have been with Jewish and Christian communities for thousands of years.   Psalms express the range […]

(We welcome Mr. John Endress, lay preacher, who shares the following reflection for 2021.) As of today, January 7th, resolutions made seven days ago are either lost in […]

Today we receive once again Love embodied on this Earth as we celebrate Jesus’s birth.  No doubt we each have our favorite carols at Christmas, and my two […]

By the tender mercy of our God,    the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow […]

Over the past week the world  conspired to teach the value of generosity, especially the usefulness of generosity in helping us overcome the bitterness of self-focus and complaint.  […]

Christmas, I would say in years past, is the quiet season.  Advent Is the busyness of preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth.  Yes, Advent Bible studies or […]

This week’s reflection is by the Rev. Deacon Kay Drebert.* November is Indigenous People’s Month. It is a time to celebrate the culture, accomplishments and the contributions of […]