Dearest Laila, Just over a month ago, you joined us here on land, and we couldn’t have been more excited and grateful to meet you. You are too young to read this right now — your curious eyes are just learning to search out the contrasts between light and dark, fascinated by the black rim […]
COVID and Candles by Bob Griggs
At my church, First UCC in Northfield, Minnesota, I watched the lighting of the first two Advent candles, symbolizing hope and peace, via our Zoom worship and will watch the lighting of the candles for the last two Sundays in Advent the same way. This is the reality of Advent in 2020, the Advent of […]
A Little Rest by Kirk Moore
I’m a little worn out. You may be a little or a lot worn out, too. I don’t think my ‘worn out’ is more imortant than yours. It’s just the only ‘worn out’ that I can expereince. And I’m taking a little rest. Since March 15, I’ve become the executive producer of a weekly video […]