This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.” Basement Cracks This past week a sermon illustration fell into my lap that I would have preferred to have not had to deal with, but since it happened, I might as well ring...
Hands Poem Hands – Hands meeting in high five A Hand shaking another hand to finalize an agreement. My grandma’s hands snipping green beans, stitching or quilting My daughters hands learning to wave goodbye Mark’s hand waving the baton The hands of the pianist tickling the keys Hand furiously writing...
This past week, I placed my maple seeds that I showed you two weeks ago into some potting soil and they have now sprouted 6 inches. It is very exciting! I will be able to have some sugar maples in the backyard. The tree that I collected these seeds from...
Composting is the process of recycling organic matter. Leaves. Grass clippings. Scraps of food. Things that were once full of life and are in the process of breaking down and dying. To compost efficiently and effectively, there is a bit of an art to it. While one can just throw...
This wasn’t the first time the Israelites “murmured” or ‘grumbled” or complained after escaping Egypt. This wasn’t the first time that God sent something like snakes after them, when they grumbled In the Biblical story, it’s actually the 8th time the Israelites whined and complained. That is something that we...
Science: How Does it Work? Butter, coconut oil, cakes, biscuits, sausage, bacon, cheese, ice cream, pie – are all delicious delicious foods. And they have one thing in common: Saturated fats. Saturated fats, often fats that come from animal fat, are heavily saturated with hydrogen because of double bonds or...
I remember playing out in the garden as a child, with a shovel, trying to dig a hole and wondering just how far I could dig. Could I reach the other side? I was amazed with the idea that straight through to the other side was somewhere in Asia. I...
Mutual Aid as Hospitality Being a part of a church – in a town of 4000 people – has been a very different experience for me, compared to the other contexts I have lived in. A town of 4000 does not have the capacity for a variety of social services...
Following my basketball games as a teenager, there was a common conversation that would take place on the drive home. I would be sitting in the front seat with my dad, and I would brace myself as I prepared to ask the question to my dad – “so, how did...
This series over the next weeks, we will be looking at the 5 priorities of FMC, a wonderful and succinct vision statement for FMC that I am thankful was pulled together by Pastor Wanda in the years prior to my arrival here. I think these priorities have a lot we...
