Luke 15:11-32?The Voice (VOICE) 11?Once there was this man who had two sons. 12?One day the younger son came to his father and said, ?Father, eventually I?m going to inherit my share of your estate. Rather than waiting until you die, I want you to give me my share now.? And so the father liquidated […]
The Ember Burns Brighter – A New Hope
Editors Note: This post is Part 2 of
Friday in the Second Week of Lent, Reflections for Lent Series
Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46?New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 33??Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. 34?When the harvest time […]
A Subway Sandwich: California, Florida & Cuba
Editor’s Note: This is a report from Erinn Kanney and Lori Peck, two members of the current Journey Generation 27. It recounts the tale of journeying with another Generation 27 member, Pastor Manuel from Cuba. Pastor Manuel, Yordanka, Elizabeth, Ernesto, Siri and Ramon, Erinn & Lori took a Journey. It started with a friendship, meals, […]
Are you afraid? Jump!
? After church a few years ago, my daughter used to love to perch herself atop one of the stacks of chairs the tear-down team would be creating. These towering columns were seven feet of irresistible fun for her. And nearly every Sunday as the adults were standing around talking about where to go to […]
Vista Prayers for the New Year
We are nearly a month into a new year and the days ahead still open wide before us. They seem to invite possibility and hope and a promise of time. But most of us get a few weeks in and find we are swallowed up in life and busyness and unexpected events. I?m trying an […]
An Ember Yet Burns – and the book of Jeremiah
I love this time of year. The hubbub of the holidays are over. The pace slows down a little after Christmas. People relax more around the beginning of a new year. It is a little more quiet than usual, and I get to spend time doing what I love to do most… Think. I like […]
