foreside Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12John the Baptist comes proclaiming one who is to come. So often we have heard that cry as one that is coming to judge our spiritual “housekeeping.” Maybe, instead, the invitation is simply to find room for the Holy to be born in us… just as “In the Bleak Midwinter” invites us to … Read more
Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5The carol by Christina Rosetti, In the Bleak Midwinter, begins with the world frozen, solid, and unchangeable. Yet Christ will come to this landscape. The prophet Isaiah invites us to imagine the earth itself reshaped according to God’s purpose and care. How can we hold onto a hope that might yet melt all … Read more
Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25FCC member, The Rev. Joan Murray, joins us and shares in the transformative message of the prophet Isaiah. How do we make our ourselves more open and receptive to God’s change?
Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29As we welcome new members and bsptize children into the life of the church, we listen for the sound of an ancient creed woven into the letter to the Galatians. Here, we find an invitation to a community of belonging before believing. How can baptism move us closer to oneness with each other, … Read more
Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 How do we listen to Wisdom? As Proverbs invites us to hear her at the crossroads of life, and in the workings of creation, how can we challenge ourselves—and our faith—not to reject transformation and growth, but to incorporate them into a greater wisdom?