March 2014

Ash Wednesday Service Wednesday, March 5 2014 | We rarely have the chance to think deeply about the invisible, but substantial reality of our inner lives. Thank God for the yearly practice of Lent–six weeks in which we can place before God the direction of our lives and the inner impetus behind them. This year we will …

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In the past few years, I have discovered the life and beauty of Wisconsin’s north woods. Three times now, when summer rolls around, we’ve retreated to a lakehouse for a week with dear friends—and it feeds my soul. And here’s what I’ve noticed about the north woods: lots of stuff grows right out of the …

Epiphany Readings: Sunday, February 23

Readings:  Psalm 119:33-40 and Matthew 5:38-48 Sit with God in quietness even before you open your Bible to this week’s readings. Acknowledge his benevolent presence with you as you open to God in honesty. What sense of God, what sense of yourself do you have in these moments? How are you? Agitated? Frustrated? At peace? …