by Blog Admin | May 11, 2017 | Word from the Directors
“Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father...
by Blog Admin | May 4, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
While Christian saints found spirituality in isolation, forced isolation, or solitary confinement, is torture. The world is a pretty distracting place, isn’t it? All the commotion of everyday life can make it extremely hard to quiet your mind and meditate on God....
by Blog Admin | Apr 13, 2017 | Devotion
At times I make the mistake of seeing those in need as somehow less than or as “others.” I can acknowledge my place of privilege and, in that privilege, it can be easy to offer help to the poor or to the oppressed out of pity. During this Easter season, I have been...
by Blog Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
The biblical narrative of Joseph highlights the failings of a “justice” system that are still present today. Starting in Genesis 39, there is a story about a guy named Joseph. He was his father’s favorite child, and because most of the fathers in the Bible...
by Blog Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Word from the Directors
You have been waiting 8 years for this day. There were times when you thought you were going to die in prison, but you made it. You’re back. You have a bed at the local shelter, and the church’s soup kitchen around the corner is providing your meals....
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