This week, I’ve found myself captivated by the Artemis II NASA mission. While I live a rather tame and safe life myself, I find myself drawn to instances where humans push the boundaries of comfort and find themselves in high-stakes situations. Thus, as four humans traveled farther from Earth than…
Read MoreYou can feel the land starting to reawaken. Our grass is starting to turn green. Trees are starting to bud. Blossoms are starting to rise from the ground. Birdsong greets me in the mornings and seems louder and louder each day as more birds arrive back for springtime. Sunlight shines…
Read MoreFrontline Response is a free training designed to equip our community to recognize, respond to, and help prevent exploitation.…
Read MoreOne of my favorite stops to make each week with my sons is the library. We fill our bags up, oftentimes with books about Santa, farms, and dogs, and bring them home for a week of new adventures. Recently, my oldest has gotten into the Magic Tree House series. So…
Read MoreReading through Exodus, I noticed about half of the book is dedicated to instructions on co-creating sacred space, called the tabernacle. God invited people to partner by bringing their gifts to build the tabernacle (25:1–7). The tabernacle instructions reveal God’s desire to dwell near God’s people (Exodus 25:8). Through presence and…
Read MoreWhether it’s through athletes of your own that you like to watch, or perhaps from some other reminder you come across, may you find a desire to lean into gratitude and joy this week.…
Read MoreReading is a way to travel when leaving isn’t feasible, it’s a way to explore people surviving adversities from the safety of being an observer, to learn and immerse ourselves in times long since past and times not yet arrived, and it’s a way to challenge yourself and grow in…
Read MoreSometimes, it’s nice to escape. To drop into a fantasy land that’s nothing like what we go through here in our day-to-day lives. And then, at other times, it’s nice to know that nobody escapes the inevitabilities of life.…
Read MoreFour languages. Multiple congregations. One shared prayer.
On February 15, Centennial Covenant Church in Littleton, Colorado hosted its fourth Many Nations gathering – an evening where churches and ministries came together to worship and pray across cultures and languages.…
In nature, we see respect and belonging. We see give and take. We see a cohesiveness that isn’t devoid of pain and hurt, but cyclical. That pain and hurt are followed by rebirth and flourishing.…
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