Pastors' Blog
Archives: May 2023
This Sunday is the Day of Pentecost, when we remember that stunning moment when the Holy Spirit descended on a diverse crowd of believers and seekers, giving them the ability to understand one another despite language and cultural differences. The movement increased by about 3,000 people that day. Afterwards, God performed "many signs and wonders" through Jesus' apostles (Acts 2).
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During this Eastertide (April 9-May 27), we have been reflecting individually and collectively about our money stories: Remembering (April 30) what about our personal history has shaped our relationship with money, Releasing (May 7) what attitudes or feelings about money get in our way, Reimaging (May 14) how our money story can be different,And this Sunday, we look at Restoring (May 21, Consecration Sunday), how we can come into greater...
Beloved,
We're halfway through our Stewardship season, are you ready to talk about money some more? As we've dived into the exploration of Our Money Stories, we've prayed, sung, and reflected on themes of Remembering and Releasing, and now we arrive at an invitation to Reimagine. A word of warning: reimagining can be dangerous- revolutionary, even, because dreams are powerful: just ask Joseph, of technicolor-dreamcoat fame, or Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Nevertheless, God...
On Easter Sunday, Amy and I reminded all of us that we are called to be Resurrection people -- people who see possibility and hope even in seemingly impossible situations. People who have the audacity to dream and work and live into a better future. We are currently in the 50 Days of Eastertide (April 9-May 27) in which we especially remember what it means to live into a Resurrection mentality and soul-ability.
At United Parish, Eastertide also coincides with our annual Stewardship...
