Busted Halos Good morning, all you saints of God! Yep. That’s who we are. Today we celebrate our deepest identity—we are saints of God. St. Yme—it has a nice ring […]
All Saints—Making Goodness Attractive, October 27, 2017
All Saints—Making Goodness Attractive Rev. Yme Woensdregt Ever since the mid–8th century, the church in the west marks November 1 as All Saints’ Day. It’s a day to celebrate the […]
How the Bible Works, October 20, 2017
How the Bible Works Rev. Yme Woensdregt Someone asked me recently if I believed in the Bible. I said, “No.” Now that doesn’t mean that I’m not really a Christian, […]
What Belongs to God? October 22, 2017
What Belongs to God? I remember a line from the movie Jerry Maguire—“Show me the money!” That’s essentially what Jesus says to these religious leaders. They are afraid of his […]
Tea & Bazaar, November 4
The ACW will hold its annual Tea & Bazaar on Saturday, November 4 from 1 to 3 pm. Join us for a time of refreshments and to buy some crafts […]
God repents, October 15, 2017
God Repents What do we imagine when we talk about God? What kind of image do we have in our heads? We know that God is not some old guy […]
Some thought on ‘thoughts and prayers’, Oct 13, 2017
Some thoughts on ‘thoughts and prayers’ Rev. Yme Woensdregt For some reason, I was struck by Trump’s comments following the horrifying shooting in Las Vegas that “our thoughts and prayers […]
Thanksgiving and Las Vegas, October 6, 2017
Thanksgiving and Las Vegas Rev. Yme Woensdregt Originally, I was planning to write this column about the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend and celebration. Then Las Vegas happened. It’s another horrific instance […]
Giving our Thanks and Praise, October 8, 2017
Giving our Thanks and Praise Last year, I told you about a friend of mine. Whenever you asked Dave, “How are you?”, he would reply “I am grateful.” It’s a […]
Following Through, October 1, 2017
The following sermon was preached by our Lay Pastoral Associate, Deb Saffin. Ever look at a bunch of readings and wonder how they fit together? I sure did as […]