by Pastor | Jun 30, 2020 | Thoughts from Pastor Jess
Greetings in the name of Christ! Racism has been in the news a lot recently; since the death of George Floyd at the hands of white officers in Minneapolis, MN in May we have been experiencing a new wave of protests and cries to dismantle the unjust systems that exist...
by Pastor | Jun 21, 2020 | Thoughts from Pastor Jess
First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-13 7O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you were too powerful for me,and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.8For whenever I speak, I must cry out, I must shout, “Violence and...
by Pastor | May 29, 2020 | Thoughts from Pastor Jess
Grace and Peace to you. Often times during the course of the church year, in many of our prayers we pray the words “Holy Spirit stir up your power”. We pray these words in times of lament and darkness when we pray that the Holy Spirit stir up her power...
by Pastor | Apr 10, 2020 | Thoughts from Pastor Jess
Some Good Friday thoughts from theologian Richard Rohr: “It is true that you are going to die, and yet “I am certain of this, neither death nor life, nothing that exists, nothing still to come, not any power, not any height nor depth, nor any created thing can ever...
by Pastor | Mar 18, 2020 | Thoughts from Pastor Jess
Grace and Peace to you. So today I am writing this in my IRL (In Real Life) office (where I am by myself) during a break in the intense task of trying to modify all of our spiritual growth activities and worship services for live-streaming. It’s a whole new...
by Pastor | Jun 18, 2018 | Thoughts from Pastor Jess
Recently the Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions, alluded alluded to Romans 13 in his defense of the Administrations decision to use the separation of families as a deterrent to illegal immigration. Specifically Mr. Sessions was alluding to the...
