Fear can keep a person or community in a state of striving, causing us to grasp onto what we already have, to operate with a sense of scarcity, and it often makes us unwilling to take risks or explore new options. Fear closes our will. On the other hand, cultivating an Open Will leaves behind […]
Lenten 4th Sunday, March 27, 2022 Service
Attending during times of liminality entails being fully present with an Open Heart – attentive here and now – to God, oneself, and the whole community. Cultivating an Open Heart involves freeing ourselves from the barriers that block us from being fully present which requires being aware of these barriers within ourselves and our community. […]
Lenten 3rd Sunday March 20, 2022
While advocating for a vision, position, outcome, or mission is important for achieving a known goal, this stance often falls short during a liminal time when we don’t know what the desired future would be or what future will be thrust upon us. The disorientation and fear of a liminal time all too often causes […]
Lenten 2nd Sunday, March 13, 2022
Liminal time and space can evoke fear and lead us to cling to what we think we know. This affects our judgment by locking us into one perspective. When entering into an unknown future, we need Liminal time and space can evoke fear and lead us to cling to what we think we know. This […]
Lenten 1st Sunday, March 6, 2022
Liminal time and space can evoke fear and lead us to cling to what we think we know. This affects Liminal time and space can evoke fear and lead us to cling to what we think we know. This affects our judgment by locking us into one perspective. When entering into an unknown future, we […]
Transfiguration Sunday, February 27, 2022
Witnesses to the glory of God in the face of Jesus reflect that glory in the world. It was true for Moses. It was doubtless true for Peter, James, and John. We pray that it will be true of all of us who see God’s glory in the word and in the supper and who […]