By Dana Cassell Being a pastor is a lonely gig. Just ask your own pastor, if you dare. It’s a big job to be present for so many people’s every spiritual and emotional need, and at the same time, be unable to share openly with them about your own. So it was refreshing to gather
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Blessings
An excerpt from a sermon by Christy Waltersdorff, based on Matthew 5:1-12. “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God.” Somewhere along the way I started signing letters with the word, “Blessings.” It is a meaningful word that wishes all good things to whomever
Sacred start
By Mandy Garcia The doctors removed a small bone in the ball of my foot two weeks before Christmas. It was a scheduled, outpatient surgery, but knowing it was coming didn’t make the recovery any less frustrating. Being stuck at home for several weeks put an abrupt halt on my normal schedule and to-do list.