New religious leadership in this church is an exciting and creative opportunity. I think I may know certain characteristics about your new interim minister, even though I have no idea who it may be or even who the candidates are. I will share some of my ideas with you today.

We live in a time when life is both more grand and more ferocious. At one time, our children were expected to be more prosperous than their parents’ generation. Baby boomers are blamed for most of the things that are not going right in the world. Each generation has its downfalls and its victories. Can’t we all just get along?

We live in a time when life is both more grand and more ferocious. At one time, our children were expected to be more prosperous than their parents’ generation. Baby boomers are blamed for most of the things that are not going right in the world. Each generation has its downfalls and its victories. Can’t we all just get along?

How can we live out our mission to love inclusively? Is there anyone we should exclude? Today we will celebrate an intergenerational birthday party after church. We will celebrate everyone’s birthday! Be sure to be there for your own party. We will also have a (brief!) congregational meeting right after the service. Hopefully it will only take a few minutes. See you at the party.

How can we live out our mission to love inclusively? Is there anyone we should exclude? Today we will celebrate an intergenerational birthday party after church. We will celebrate everyone’s birthday! Be sure to be there for your own party. We will also have a (brief!) congregational meeting right after the service. Hopefully it will only take a few minutes. See you at the party.

In the world of religion, we often talk about what people believe. Do we believe in God or angels or an afterlife? Often this discussion gets argumentative pretty quickly. What if we started with experiences instead? What if we look at religions as beginning with experiences rather than beliefs? Let’s explore whether that path leads to some new insights.

In the world of religion, we often talk about what people believe. Do we believe in God or angels or an afterlife? Often this discussion gets argumentative pretty quickly. What if we started with experiences instead? What if we look at religions as beginning with experiences rather than beliefs? Let’s explore whether that path leads to some new insights.

Join us today for our annual Water Service as we reconnect for a new church year. You are invited to bring water from any experience that was meaningful to you this summer. We will also have water available that can represent any place or experience you wish. Today we will explore how sometimes change occurs slowly, drop by drop. It may not seem like change is happening, but it is!

Join us today for our annual Water Service as we reconnect for a new church year. You are invited to bring water from any experience that was meaningful to you this summer. We will also have water available that can represent any place or experience you wish. Today we will explore how sometimes change occurs slowly, drop by drop. It may not seem like change is happening, but it is!

I had the opportunity to reunite with North Dakota Water Protectors in August, and I wondered how their message and methods would be accepted here by we highly-organized, goal-oriented “two-leggeds.” Are we able to live into the concept that “it is how you think, not what you think” and understand the prophetic witness that speaks to so many of our societal woes?