Credentials are not a NEW thing!

Credentials are not a NEW thing!

There’s a joke between myself and my clergy friends that I don’t have the “right” degree. It isn’t meant to be self-deprecating . . . it truly is a joke because we all know I have more “post-graduate” hours than possibly necessary. It is mainly just because I could...
Credentials are not a NEW thing!

It’s Cursed!

On Monday, Jesus and the disciples were walking back into Jerusalem after spending the night in Bethany. No doubt they were hungry as they walked and they passed a fig tree. Jesus noticed that even though it had leaves, it had no fruit. He was frustrated . . . most...
Credentials are not a NEW thing!

The Road Less Traveled

There are pathways in our lives that we really NEED to go, we just don’t want to. It seems as we look ahead into the unknown that the cost of traveling that path is far too great. Yet, here we stand. We stand at the beginning of the week, looking out over the road...
Going Viral Devotion

Going Viral Devotion

When we fear something exists in ourselves we are more likely to judge it in other people. Confession . . . “ego” is not a desirable thing in my opinion. When some of my colleagues and I sit around a table and the conversations turn to “let me tell...
Going Viral Devotion

Unconditional Love

Sunday Rev. Amy Coles gave a powerful illustration about the love, vastness, and amazing nature of God! As people were pronouncing Stephen Hawking’s “eternal destiny.” For today’s devotion, I’d love it if you would take a few moments to...
Going Viral Devotion

Easier Looking OUT than WITHIN

It is always easier to look at instead of within. Have you ever watched a bully in action? They tend to find the weak spot in someone and then hit it relentlessly. Grace Rembinski is a singer/songwriter who tells her story about bullying. Grace first experienced...