“Wait,” Jesus said, “for the gift My Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few...

For those who follow the liturgical calendar, today is Ascension Day, Thursday May 8. For those of us who don’t, the Ascension passes...

Riding the Galloping Goose Trail last week, my eyes were drawn to the shape of several of the trees I was passing. The Galloping Goose is...

Picture this: two weary travelers, hearts heavy with grief and confusion, trudging along the dusty road to Emmaus. It is long 7-mile...

Come, join me as we view the resurrection of Jesus through the eyes of the disciple named Thomas. Many of us know him as “Doubting...

This Eastertide offers a time of reflection, renewal, and rejoicing in the profound story of resurrection. One figure who stands...

Have you noticed, as we are slowly unpacking the blessings of Jesus, the progression? We must start with poverty of spirit, by...

Would you join us on an adventure—a step back into the past? Easter Sunday is over! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! We celebrated...

I am a word nerd, so I love looking at the origins of words that have become too familiar to us. Consider the deep roots of the word...

He is Risen! He is Risen! He is Risen! Yesterday, churches around the globe triumphantly declared the truth of Resurrection Sunday; the...

The kingfisher sits motionless in the tree outside my sister’s home.  The beautiful colors glimmer in the sunshine. Suddenly, he dives...

I am sitting at my sister’s home in New Zealand, trying to write with her yellow Labrador, Maggie, lying beside me. I have patted her,...

I am leaving in a few days on vacation to New Zealand, my home country. I find myself very scattered---partly focused on what is to come,...

In a world where strength is often celebrated and assertiveness applauded, the notion of meekness might seem outdated or even weak. But...

Spring, as you will be aware if you've read my previous posts, is my favorite time of the year—well, maybe more than spring itself, the...

In choosing to “live” Jesus’ teaching recorded as the Sermon on the Mount, I now realize I opened myself up to allowing God to meet me in...

I was preparing to teach our church’s children the story of Samuel anointing David to be the next king of Israel, and I found myself...

As I sit down to write today, I realize that, if you are regularly reading our Fermata blogs, you may be wondering what is going on!  So,...

Days trickle or race by, depending on what each one holds, and helped of course by the sun or challenged by the dull, gray, cold, and...

I stand feeling empty and afraid. The dark night sky twinkles with a multitude of stars, and the sliver of the moon rests nonchalantly on...