The year, 1986. The date, May. The place, television sets across America. The show, Dallas. An American phenomenon in the 1980s. Dallas, an iconic larger than life soap opera setContinue readingSunday October 27, 2024 – The Book of Job: Mystery and Hope

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” In that quote from Shakespeare, Hamlet addresses his friend Horatio. Horatio feels, astounded byContinue readingMystery & Hope: The Book of Job – Sunday October 20, 2024

Back in my last year of seminary, I lived in an intentional Christian community with two other women.  We prayed together daily and opened our house for a community mealContinue readingSunday October 13, 2024 – Job: Hope and Mystery

What do we do with the book of Job? In scripture we have parables and stories, we have poetry and narrative, there are things that happen, things that might happen,Continue readingSunday October 6, 2024 – Mystery and Hope: The Book of Job

We’ve made it! We have spent all of this month leaning into Psalm 23, a short psalm with only 6 verses, but a psalm rich in imagery and meaning. ItContinue readingPsalm 23: Hunted by Grace – September 22, 2024

My girlfriend is a thrifter.   She has an uncanny ability to like, sniff out garage sales and yard sales. Before we started dating, I would hardly notice those neonContinue readingRight Start: God is in the Neighborhood – Sunday August 25, 2024

My brain thinks in song. And one of the song snippets that comes to mind when I think of the Trinity is, naturally, God, in three persons, blessed Trinity. TheContinue readingTrinity Sunday – May 26, 2024

What voices do you give your time to?  What messengers do you give your attention and energy to?    Because there are a lot of voices and messengers seeking you. Continue readingHeart of Hanscom – Sunday May 19, 2024

The passage from Luke is commonly called the Good Samaritan. Through this story, this parable, Christ teaches a multi-faceted lesson about everyone being our neighbor, the expected and unexpected, theContinue readingHeart of Hanscom: Sacrifice – May 12, 2024