foreside

As we mark Reformation Sunday, we are reformed: by new members, by a new friend who comes to the font to be baptized, and by a story of Jesus and a scribe, inviting us to be made new in every time and place as the church, following in the greatest commandment… Loving God with our … Read more

The writer of this psalm points us to a community and practice which futures and sustains hope, even in dry times when much may seem hopeless.

Scripture: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 The people of Israel continue to wander in the wilderness and in discontent, and Moses turns to God to help. The answer that comes is wisdom for all of us who are wandering: we cannot bear all the weight of disruption and disturbance on our own… it must be shared … Read more

Jesus enlists the help of a child to show us the way of God’s coming realm. Those who have been in the center of the story will be asked to go to the margins, where God has gone ahead of us. Where are we listening for the voices of our children? For the voices of … Read more