THIS WEEK @ FMC – March 29-April 4, 2023
While I don’t spend much time on Facebook, there are sometimes some real gems worth reading and sharing. The prayer below was posted by the Northumbria Community, “a dispersed network of people from different backgrounds, streams and edges of the Christian faith.” You can learn more here: https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/ or look for them on Facebook. This […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 22-28, 2023
Since the end of January my Monday nights have been full of singing Handel’s Messiah. All of that culminated with Reno Choral Society’s performance this past Sunday afternoon. Monday morning when I woke up, I still had Messiah choruses running through my head, and I keep hearing the various members of my family who also […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 15-21
Lent’s invitation to let go, to step into the uncertainty of the unknown, gives rise to a whole range of reactions, resistances, and feelings. This morning my friend, Pastor Steve Garnaas-Holmes’ meditation on Psalm 23 spoke into my own experience of uncertainty, and in case you, too, need some soothing for your soul, I’m sharing […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 8-14, 2023
“What have I left undone?” I’m still pondering this question, posed by the man with many possessions to Jesus (in Matthew 19). It has quite a ‘to do list’ feeling to it: what’s the task I have yet to do to be ‘finished’ with achieving eternal life? And, I also hear an openness in the […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 1-7, 2023
THIS WEEK @ FMC – March 1-7, 2023 Still deciding how to focus or structure your Lenten journey this year? One online devotional resource I enjoy is “Lent Photo A Day” which you can access on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LENTPHOTOADAY or on Instagram: lent_photoaday. Each day a photo and a word are posted, with an accompanying scripture […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – February 22-28, 2023
As we begin Lent this week with Ash Wednesday (worship @ 6:30pm in FMC basement fellowship hall or on livestream), here’s a beautiful invitation into Lent written by my pastor friend Steve Garnaas-Holmes. This reflection was sent on Monday (3/20) as part of Steve’s daily meditation ministry, Unfolding Light: Lent Lent is when we go […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – February 15-21, 2023
On the way to school this morning our exchange student from Italy asked questions about ‘who’ Valentine’s Day is for here in the United States? Is it just about romantic love, or also about friendship and other kinds of love? Its unfortunate that in the English language we only have one word to describe what […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – February 8-14, 2023
THIS WEEK @ FMC – February 8-14, 2023 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains. He won’t let you stumble, your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.Not on your life! Israel’s Guardian will never doze or sleep. God’s your Guardian, right at your side […]
Read postFebruary 1-7, 2023
On this last day of January 2023, I offer a short reading from the book Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life by Joyce Rupp (2021 Sorin Books). This excerpt comes from a longer reflection titled “Worthwhile Resolutions” and is based on Psalm 139… “Holy One, you created me in my mother’s womb. […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – January 25-31, 2023
Pastor-Congregation Review. Appreciative Inquiry. You’ve been hearing and/or reading those words more often recently as we approach the beginning of our “Appreciative Inquiry Pastor-Congregation Review” process. What exactly does that mean for you, and for us as a congregation? As I’ve come to understand it, a pastor-congregation review is an opportunity to assess and evaluate […]
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