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Dear Church, Oh!  It was wonderful!  As I didn’t ask permission to use the photo, please Imagine the other people gathered in a bunch of other boxes surrounding mine for Holy Redeemer’s first Zoom Communion service!  As Aaron, one of our members called it, Zoom-union!  I was so excited that I forgot and actually ate regular bread!  I haven’t touched […]

Pastor Tim’s Devotion for June 12, 2020: The Chain Reaction of Lily, Leon and Jeremiah Lily Lily Havesh goes by “Havesh5” on YouTube. She is one of the most popular Domino Artists. She states: The best part for me is seeing something that I work so hard on, worth all the way through after, sometimes

Pastor Tia’s Devotion for June 10, 2020: Dear faithful protesters in Christ’s name! Taking a stand by kneeling is one of the highly symbolic images we are seeing these days. Protesters kneel, sometimes together with members of the police and politicians. It’s a simple, yet strong gesture. A humble acknowledgment that there is still lots

Pastor Barbara’s Devotion for Monday, June 8, 2020 Dear Church, [Jesus] unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight

Devotion for June 5, 2020 from Pastor Tim: Christianity Lite? Why do you attend church? (Whether you currently attend a faith community or not, it is my hope that this devotion might prove helpful.) Do you attend for worship, fellowship, community, coffee, donuts, music, the message, Holy Communion, you were forced or to make sure

Dear sheltered-in-peace friends! “When we go back to normal” has become a figure of speech during these last 3 months of our Covid-19 reality. At first, it helped me deny that this was going to be more than a short-term time-out. Then, it became this hope that one day our world would just look like

Devotion for June 1, 2020 Dear Church, Today, June 1st, is the National Day of Mourning.  I just realized this last night and am sharing it with you. Let us pray, Most merciful God, whose wisdom is beyond our understanding, deal graciously with all who grieve. Surround them with your love, that they may not be