Aug 29, 2022
Patience and Curiosity are the best paths forward We all know what it feels like to be hurt by someone who couldn’t listen long enough to understand us and where we are coming from. In their attempt to be right, they damaged the relationship when ultimately, taking a...
Feb 4, 2022
For the past four weeks, we’ve examined “difficult people” in our lives. We are trying to discern how best to navigate those relationships because, frankly, they are inevitable. I hope you found some practical ways to deal with these relationships anchored in the...
Jan 13, 2022
Morning Meditation: Empathy It was supposed to be a nice dinner: good people (they all went to the same church), good conversation. No drama. But before the evening could be called a success, an uninvited guest arrived. Her reputation preceded her! She was the town...
Jan 10, 2022
Morning Meditation: Empathy It was the weirdest thing. We were inseparable. Sixth-grade BFF’s that did everything together. Back in the dark ages, sixth grade was still a part of elementary school so the three of us, we were “it” – the “in crowd,” the...
Dec 20, 2021
Advent Meditations “Obedience” Sunday in both services, online and in-person, Axel, our German Shepherd, was “live.” I brought him to online worship so that the online folks could meet him and I figured “why not use the same example in...