So the saying goes, and we probably would affirm. It’s not a radical proposition, but a deeply traditional one, that we need community and family. That there are times it is our duty to step in for others in need and do what has to be done to make a difference for and with them. …
So much is on my heart, for self and for you and for us and for this world… the bottom-line? Pray, pray, pray. Join us Sunday to hear and share more… Don’t forget this weekend is our benefit at 3:00 p.m., with the Silent Film Society. It will be a blast and we hope you…
This week is a fitting week to think about life’s fragility, about the call to not take a day for granted. As I rest (mostly) and strengthen for the days ahead, I am aware of how tired I am and the challenges we’ve been through in last couple weeks. I sure feel mortal. And I need…
On this Saturday, February 12th, we invite you to join our trustees for a “Labors of Love” morning. We’ll gather from 9am-11am to spend some time blessing our building (and one another) as we focus on a mix of light cleaning, moving, fixing things. We’ll be joined by some Cub Scouts and maybe other friends…
What does that mean? For me, it means any task I take up as an individual or as part of a community like Eden, where I am particularly AWARE of the significance of it. Maybe it’s because I am reminded of its part for the larger whole. Maybe it’s because I am able to name…
In a month of a near-miss asteroid, raining fish in Texas, Omicron everywhere, dreadful spikes in crime, disturbing social divisions and disheartening national politics… A few of our local neighborhood church leaders have crafted a vision for tomorrow’s ecumenical worship. We’ll meet at Trinity Lutheran, 5106 N LaCrosse AND BY ZOOM. * For prayer and…
I’ve always found those words so touching in their simplicity. When we sing them I feel I am lifting up a word of truth, a promise, AND a plea all at the same time. May God indeed be revealed in how we are present with each other, and in how we bear witness of grace…
Yesterday was Epiphany – the conclusion of Chistmastide and the celebration of the “revealing” of Jesus Christ. Stories of magi, the blessings of Simeon and Anna, his own baptism, and the Cana wedding miracle are some of the stories we treasure in these first weeks of each year. The stories of the Lord’s wisdom and…
Thanks to all who led Christmas Eve worship last night: Daryl, Penny and Katie Dahmer, Jenn Peterson, Rachel Tollett, Marty Devine, Carla Riggs, Gene Schnarr, Sandy Bechtolsheim and Sarah Foster. HUGE thanks to David Angel who heroically managed tech difficulties strange and worse than we’ve experienced in some time. Deep appreciation. Thanks to Katie Dahmer…
“are met in thee tonight.” Liturgically and technically that’s tomorrow night, Christmas Eve. But that phrase has been on my heart all month. This is a day that tests our hope, a day of elusive hope. It is a day in which we need to dwell wisely amid our own and our collective fears. It…
