founders blog archive

One sentence: What do we carry with us on our journey of faith?

Honoring the Lord with your substance sounds to me like we have recognized that place in us that seeks God, and is satisfied when we dwell there deeply.

What would it look like to take delight in the Lord?

In times of movement and challenge in our lives, we can remember to seek the Lord’s strength.

When I look at this picture, of a night when the fires from Canada came to my backyard, I think of all the ways I fall short of caring for the environment.

Renewing our minds: uniting our minds with the spiritual life that is ours in God.

What if we put all of our distractions in a box?

Watching the sky – and noticing how it points beyond itself to the Creator

There exists a place in us where we are very much in need of living water.

Today – I want to open my eyes wider, and listen better to notice where God is at work in the world, so that I can join in.

May the moments of today include the chance to remember and tell our stories of God breaking in.

What words can you list that help you see God?

Does your soul need restoring today? Can you make space to let God fill you up?

What do we hear this day, this morning, as our ears awaken?

A New Day Dawns: How can Easter’s good news break into our world today?

How do we trust and hope in the love we can’t yet see happening in our world?

There is a rhythm to the days of our lives, a beginning, middle and end, that is a gift from God.

How to Heal Our Divides book study inspires us to be instruments of peace in our divided world.

Taking time to notice the beauty that surrounds us.

I do believe we all want wholeness, to feed our souls and connect with the life-giving power of God

In this time of pain and unrest and violence, let us choose to see no stranger.

Exploring what it means to say we want our churches to be a House of Prayer for All.

As part of the Church’s current book group, we’ve been reading We Cry Justice, edited by Liz Theoharis…The book bends the mind, expands it, exposes it to views that we probably never explored in quite the same way.

I am reminded of the power of writing to heal our souls.

We are all drops in the bucket…Each of us has been created to live as one small drop of God’s universal goodness and love.

Nathan Wheeler works with young adults and is the author of the book, “A Faith Their Own” about expanding youth theology.

Finding our oasis: noticing where we are thirsty and where we get filled up.

Karen Wicker is a spiritual writer who shares meditations regularly on her blog site, simplysoulsearching.com.

Creative Writing opens us up to the power of the Spirit of God in our stories.

Progressive Christians focus on finding ways to love God and love their neighbors as the center of faith.

Steve Berg writes about the power of names in the voice of a shorebird who struggles with overcoming societal labels.

Are you looking for ways to connect, and what used to work doesn’t work anymore?

A spiritual community is vital to our wellbeing, and it doesn’t have to be housed in a building to be genuine.

This week, Kat Nemec, shares her reflection on redefining success related to New Year’s Resolutions given *gestures broadly*

As part of our “Signs of Hope” series, resident philosopher Steve Berg shares his take on the concept of hope.

Linda shares a reflection on how loving mercy can sometimes be filled with enthusiasm, but when it comes to our personal lives, it can become difficult.

Kat Nemec shares a blog post about the power of moms and the instpiration she has found in Anne Lamott.

The song, “That’s My Toy–as Steve puts it–starts out, “OK we’ve all done that” but ends up a stark pronouncement of where selfish behavior leads.

In this blog, Steve shares a poem about the importance of shedding our personal cloaks, so that we can end hate and better understand others.

Kat Nemec shares a blog about how in this time of adjusting our lives, we should live a life that keeps us safe, but still allows us to experience joy.

In this blog, Steve reflects on the phrase “no time like the present” and how it now has a different meaning throughout the pandemic.

Linda shares a reflection on how loving mercy can sometimes be filled with enthusiasm, but when it comes to our personal lives, it can become difficult.

Kat Nemec, member of our steering team, shared a reflection on hope, and how as long as we have hope that things will work out, life will be beautiful.

Jane shares a meditation from her porch in South Carolina – deeply reflecting about her divorce and the emotions attached to it.

In a short and simple way, Steve tells us about his friend who reminds everyone she is around to notice the ordinary things, and find joy in them.

Linda shares a photo from a snowy day, and reminds us to have faith that when winter is over, the light will come back and the warmth will soon follow.

Jane shares a meditation from her porch in South Carolina – reflecting on resurrection and the miracle of life.

Through asking us to imagine ourselves on a winding path, Steve Berg wants to know if we all can embrace the journey that God planned for each of us.

Katelyn, one of our staff members, shares her epiphany moments in life and challenges us to enter the new year seeking and finding our own epiphany moments.

Jane shares two meditations from her porch in South Carolina–full of gratitude, reflection, and hope.

Kat Nemec, member of our steering team, shares an inspirational story of her daughter, Olivia, living out one item on her bucket list.

Of all the obstacles on a journey of creativity, spirituality, and justice, we shouldn’t let an unwillingness to forgive others and ourselves block our journey.

Jane, a licensed clinical social worker, breaks down the idea of community and gives us a tool to identify the communities in our lives.

Mark shares an inspirational quote, that doesn’t end in “everything is cool,” but ends with “we will try to be here for you.”

Linda shares a photo from Maine, a place where she is able to pause and take in the reflected light and beauty of God’s creation.

In a touching and unexpected way, Steve Berg wrestles with the meaning of life, and ispires us to enjoy the one life we have.

Pastor Debbie explores what is at the intersection of creativity, spirituality and justice– and how it has inspired connect.faith