How Do You Define Love?

By Kim Moeller  •  December 19, 2024

Love… a simple word but such a staggeringly complex idea to put into action. As we approach the fourth Sunday in Advent when we will light the candle of love, let’s consider the necessary components of love.

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How Do You Define Love?

By Kim Moeller  •  December 19, 2024

Love… a simple word but such a staggeringly complex idea to put into action. As we approach the fourth Sunday in Advent when we will light the candle of love, let’s..

A Diary, Four Candles and a Savior

By Lisa B. Thomas  •  December 12, 2024

My memories of childhood Christmases blur together. Each year was much the same: the whole family trimming the tree, my brother and I decorating Christmas cookies, and..

Remembering While We Wait

By Rev. Ruth D. Fitzgerald  •  December 05, 2024

When I went to seminary in my forties, I learned the pure pleasure and joy of studying scripture with my heart wide open. I read the familiar passages, and I surely..

Gratitude for Simple Pleasures

By Kim Moeller  •  November 28, 2024

It is often said that a contented person is the one who finds joy in the small, little, simple things of life.

ThanksLiving

By Rev. John Gantt  •  November 21, 2024

Imagine my chagrin. In my high school days (oh my – that was over 70 years ago!) I thought I invented a word.

The Quiet Power of Sacrifice

By Ashley Bills  •  November 14, 2024

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The Day I Lost All My Friends

By Rev. Dr. Bobbie McKay  •  November 07, 2024

I wasn’t expecting to lose anything. It was the summer before I started high school and as far as I was concerned, life was normal but with an edge of excitement that..

Sitting at the Cool Kid’s Table

By Lisa B. Thomas  •  October 31, 2024

This past summer, my husband John and I left our suburban Cleveland home to visit John’s sister Mary and her husband Joe in the small college town of Goshen, Indiana...

WHEN I UNBELONGED: Personal Stories About Not Fitting In

By Rev. John Gantt  •  October 24, 2024

Words from one of our blog writers define unbelonging as times when one feels left out, judged, or totally different. My story may illustrate how that works.