Creative Space for Wanderers
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “why don’t they just get a job?” After all, unemployment is at an all-time low, and jobs abound in our County. The quote, of course, is a visceral response to seeing someone who is in deep poverty and perhaps experiencing homelessness. Putting people in a box …
I want you to step into your imagination for a moment. Imagine you’ve never heard about the Bible; you know nothing about it at all. You and I are talking, and I explain that this is a magnificent book that contains incredible stories. It’s filled with violence, sex, hate, greed, and much, much more! But …
Dear Church, It’s time to wake up again. People struggle with addiction, homelessness, depression, anxiety, pornography, lust, anger, greed, and all sorts of issues you are well aware of yet do little to address. You want people to worship Jesus, which is good, but you are not willing to invest time or resources into helping …
My dear friend, mentor, teacher, and co-worker in the mission field we call life on earth has recently challenged me to focus on Spiritual Formation as a topic of great concern. Greg Wiens pointed me to a few books in particular: The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith1 and Renovation of the Heart: …
Read: One of the many things I appreciate about our Jewish heritage is how they teach us to honor God through traditions that embrace humble gratitude. Psalm 105 is one example of a song that invites us to worship the Lord for what he’s done for his people by summarizing significant events of the past. …
Read A few weeks ago, we started a Bible study at Honey’s Place to provide a place for our friends living on the fringes of society to find some Spiritual nourishment. We meet outside to limit contact and concern about Covid-19. Our desire is for the Gospel to become more contagious than any virus ever …
Wednesday Prayer for South Main Chapel & Mercy Center On behalf of Pastor Kurt Stutler, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be …
Our Heavenly Father, we acknowledge you as the mighty God, creator of earth, ruler of all that is, all that was, and all that will be. With your help, Lord, when this pandemic is over, we will be a better people because you sent us to our rooms to re-learn what family is all about. …
One of my favorite verses in Scripture is from Matthew’s incredible account of Jesus’ response to a mother’s request. The mother of the Zebedee sons (James and John), later identified as Salome*, has one favor to ask of Jesus: Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked …
When I look at the Bible, online or a printed edition, I’m one of those who like to see the words of Jesus in red. The red letters prompt me to read a bit slower, be more meticulous, and pay close attention to the terms. Those who first wrote the text we now call the …