foreside

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-6As Abraham and Sarah receive unexpected news and blessing of new life… Sarah laughs. As daily visitations from God, as new expressions of life and love come to us, do we laugh, or do we fear? This Pride month, as there are many signs that some are turning to fear, how can … Read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-10:8We celebrate with graduates and students at the conclusion of the school year. As Jesus “graduates” disciples into his ministry, he sends them with an important “why” behind everything they do, with particular things to do, and with places to go. How can we, like those first disciples be moved by Jesus’s compassion … Read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:4aWhat can the first creation story of Genesis help us understand about the interdependence and interconnectedness of all life? On the sometimes mysterious holy day of Trinity Sunday, how might that web and community of life help us to understand God’s pattern of community, connection, and care?

Scripture: Acts 1:6-14We tell the story of Jesus’s Ascension into heaven… maybe because the disciples, and we, need to be reminded to look down… to find Jesus present in our lives in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture: John 14:15-21As Jesus says farewell to his disciples, he tells them that God’s abiding presence will remain with them… a presence and love as of a parent to a child. We give thanks for those who have mothered us into life in many ways, and for the ways that care has shown us God, … Read more