Ever have one of those years? Let’s make that two of those years. The things going on around us (in my opinion) have made these last two years the most difficult to navigate that I […]
Category: Outreach
Word for the Year!
For many years, I have prayed about and come up with a “word for the year.” Yes, I do also write goals for the year! However, besides Bible reading, when the going gets tough and […]
A Shout Out to our VCNP staff and volunteers.
Henri Nouwen once said, “Community is where humility and glory touch. However, community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves […]
Mourning and Dancing
“We tend to stay away from Mourning and dancing. Too afraid to cry, too shy to dance…While we live in a world subject to the evil one, we belong to God. Let us mourn, and […]
Reach out and Touch Someone
Back in the 13th century there was a German emperor named Frederick the Second who wanted to know what language children would speak if no one ever spoke to them. He chose several newborns and […]
No Jerks for Jesus
I recently read a tweet which said, “Being a jerk to everyone you think is wrong about stuff is not a mark of orthodoxy or courage but of arrogance and fear. The saints used to […]
A Wonderful Prayer
I wanted to share a prayer of Ignatius of Loyola for this blog. There are significant theological depths in this prayer which are worth reflecting on. Meditating on this prayer reminds me that all I […]
All That Jazz
Ephesians 2:10 Says, “10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Have you noticed how different and unique people are? One […]
Loss
This has been a rough season. We have had a few church members die of COVID-19 and many in the hospital. I get uneasy now anytime I hear someone has gone to the hospital. I […]
Gentle Reminders
Every morning about 7:00 a.m. my sister’s talking calculator says good morning and plays a few measures of a tune. My sister Thaila has been gone over 3 years now, but I find I cannot […]