THIS WEEK @ FMC – August 10-16, 2022
Then Jesus said, “This is what God’s kingdom is like. It’s as though someone scatters seed on the ground, then sleeps and wakes night and day. The seed sprouts and grows, but the farmer doesn’t know how. The earth produces crops all by itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full head of grain.Whenever the […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – August 3-9, 2022
August 2 – election day here in Kansas. This morning I decided to walk to our polling site at the State fairgrounds. Our daughter is volunteering as an election worker there today and since one of our vehicles is at the mechanic I needed to pick up the car from her. And, it was really […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – July 27-August 2, 2022
As this week begins, my attention is shifting toward the Western District Conference (WDC) Assembly happening this weekend in Texas. Our church is a member of Western District Conference, which is one of 16 area conferences making up Mennonite Church USA. Every summer WDC gathers together (when possible!) for an annual assembly, sometimes meeting in […]
Read postJuly 20-26, 2022
Perhaps, like me, you are still humming the song we sang at the end of our worship together this past Sunday morning. In case you’ve forgotten the words, here they are again: a witness to the choice to not deny or avoid our differences AND to refuse to be divided because of difference … because […]
Read postJuly 13-19, 2022
God makes a way. I have longed believed this, but the past few weeks have given me concrete opportunities to put this belief into practice. Traveling internationally is exhilarating, exhausting, and humbling. Being a foreigner in another country is something we all should experience every now and then. As foreigners we are reminded the world […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – June 29-July 12,2022
Isaiah 65:17-25 NRSV For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC — June 15-28, 2022
Psalm 136 (The Message) 1-3 Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits.Thank the God of all gods, His love never quits.Thank the Lord of all lords. His love never quits. 4-22 Thank the miracle-working God, His love never quits.The God whose skill formed the cosmos, His love never quits.The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations, His love never quits.The […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – June 8-14, 2022
“There are many heroes of the faith, people we admire and wish to be. However, there are even more ordinary people of faith—those doing what they can with what they have to make a difference. This summer [guided by a worship series created by A Sanctified Art] we’ll dig deep into the bold and untold […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – June 1-7, 2022
Years ago, a Bible School teacher put Romans 12:1-2 before me and it became one of my ‘top 10’ guiding scriptures. This past weekend, gathered at the MC USA Special Delegate session, I was reminded of the significance of the entirety of this chapter. I share it today for your reading, listening, and praying (from […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 25-31, 2022
Will you pray with and for Mennonite Church USA this weekend as nearly 500 delegates gather in Kansas City? Your delegates are Pauline Buller and myself, and Micah Wenger as our youth delegate. Others attending from our church are Delon Martens and Magdalena Wenger, both representing Western District Conference. We have been learning, discussing and […]
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