relationships

It is obvious at first glance that the Apostle Paul played and continues to play a crucial role in the formation and life of the Church. Yet he proudly calls himself a slave of Christ Jesus and humbly describes himself as chief of sinners. To add to this, Paul openly acknowledges his need and gratefulness […]

Marriage is my goal. Warm, loving, DWF, 42, ND, NS, seeking soulmate in San Francisco or North Bay for lifetime. T-shirt and jeans SAM, 35, 5’8”, romantic, honest gentleman seeking attractive, NS, n/drugs SA/WF, 25-35. These were gleaned from two pages of want ads for relationships the same way one might shop for a used […]

“I was driving on a very, very, snowy, icy, visibility-zero highway.” This is how Carol Wehrheim started an article about what her church is doing in worship. No, she was not driving, nor was she the person telling the story. It was the story of someone who had told their faith story and it was […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Romans 11:25-32 (NRSV) So that you may not claim to be wiser than you are, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 1 John 2:3-11 (NRSV) Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 107:1-16 (NRSV) O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Hebrews 2:10-18 (NRSV) It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. […]

There’s battle lines being drawn. Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong. –Stephen Stills While it wasn’t originally intended as such, the Buffalo Springfield track, “For What It’s Worth”, became an iconic anthem of the 60s. For many, it came to serve as a frank and pointed commentary on a conflict between people with passionately-held but very […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read 3 John 9-12 (NRSV) I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will call […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Philippians 1:3-14 (NRSV) I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your […]