On Ash Wednesday we think about what it means to be human, to be a creature made of the dust, made to return to the dust, yet also brought to life and love by the very breath of God.
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Daily Devotional
The fact that Jesus honors their curiosity about prayer is a good sign for us.
Read MoreThe human impulse to create reflects our being created in the image of a creator God by Kelley Barton
Read MoreToday, we notice that the blind man in our story did not, could not, come to Jesus on his own. He needed the help of his friends.
Read MoreThere was a fun interaction during the message yesterday
Read MoreWe can pray for someone to be healed, and yet they die. We can pray for a family member to conquer their addiction and they don’t. Kelley Barton
Read MoreWe have a lot of qualms about praying out loud. It often feels showy or insincere. Jesus thinks so too.
Read Morehaving just one accepting adult reduces the risk of suicide
Read MoreOn Sunday we listened to this beautiful reframing of Scripture’s invitation in Phil. 4 (so often phrased as a command) that we not be anxious. “Don’t be afraid is one of the most abused phrases from the Bible…”
Read MorePaul invites us to NAME our anxiety
Read MoreTo see Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, follow Thee more nearly by Kelley Barton
Read MoreBelow you’ll find a short list of guided meditation possibilities, many updating daily - would you like to pick one to try out this morning?
Read MoreIn the resistance to oppression that seems to grow daily, we need to find time and space for renewal.
Read MoreI don’t know exactly how to release Others for the things done wrong by Kelley Barton
Read More“Give us this day our daily bread…” It’s a radical prayer already, because Jesus invites us to pray not just for our own individual daily needs, but to include the we of it all - to pray for what our neighbors need too. (The ones we like and the ones we quite honestly don’t.)
Read MoreKeep your prayers simple, says Jesus.
Read MoreThis is my kid, in whom I am so pleased by Kelley Barton
Read MoreBefore his ministry had even begun, God loudly, publicly declared Jesus to be “beloved.” And God looks at each of us that way, too. But every day we receive messages, we’re told lies, that chip away at our sense of love and belonging…
Read MoreIn God’s economy, there’s always enough to go around.
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