Do Not Fret

Do Not Fret View in browser February 18, 2022 Do Not Fret Rachel Hackenberg Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, for they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. … Commit your way to God, trust in God who will act. – Psalm … Read more

Best. Party. Ever.

February 17, 2021 Best. Party. Ever. John Edgerton The attendants served Joseph by himself, and his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. – Genesis 43:32 (NRSV) This dinner party was going to … Read more

Incomplete

Incomplete View in browser February 16, 2022 Incomplete Donna Schaper For we know only in part … but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. – 1 Corinthians 13:9-10 (NRSV) When Alec Baldwin came to the Orient Congregational Church to give a talk on spirituality in the light of Covid, he … Read more

A Steadfast Pivot

A Steadfast Pivot View in browser February 10, 2022 A Steadfast Pivot Talitha Arnold The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called. – Isaiah 6:4a (NRSV) Everything had come unglued for Israel. Long-time King Uzziah had died, his sons were at one another’s throats, and an enemy army was at … Read more