Reflections
WWJD
There was this brief period when they were everywhere. It seemed like every kid at school had one. Some were homemade, carefully woven from thread. Others were plastic. Most were bright and colorful. If it was today instead of the mid 90s, I’m sure they’d be those silicone bracelets like the yellow ones popularized by […]
Posted on July 16, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
What if?
Let’s talk about the phrase “good Christian” and why it’s a myth. A few months after getting married, Kristen and I bought our first car together. We’d each owned a couple of those cars you own in college – the kind where you call your parents after driving across town to let them know you’d […]
Posted on July 9, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Volunteer’s Perspective
Last week, Ascension hosted our annual Rainbow Trail Day Camp. From June 18th to 21st, multiple volunteers, counselors, and campers alike got up and spent their summer morning learning, engaging, and having fun. Three youth volunteers were asked to provide a favorite memory or insight concerning their time serving at Day Camp. Here’s what they […]
Posted on June 29, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Pulling Together After God’s Purposes
Jesus prayed that we might be one. Oneness didn’t mean people should be uniform in their thinking. Rather oneness was about being a community that pulled together after God’s purposes. With so much pulling us apart, we need our Lord to guide us to pull together. I believe that Jesus is doing just that. Follow […]
Posted on June 25, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
I Forget
I forget to speak Your name. When I do, often it’s in vain. I push Your words to the back of my thoughts. I dilute myself so others won’t know I pray to the Cross. How must I appear to You? Silly, prideful, ignorant. Meager half-thoughts offered up as brilliant. In my […]
Posted on June 20, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Presiding Bishop Eaton speaks on Family Separation
Last week children and their families with no place to lay their heads received hospitality, food, and compassion in our church basement for our IHN host week. This week children from within and outside our congregation fill our church to experience God’s grace and love during Rainbow Trail Day Camp. Next week we send our […]
Posted on June 19, 2018 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
A New Joy
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for June 17, 2018 on John 16:12-24 Like many of you, I was disturbed by what I heard last week in Pastor Dan’s sermon. I mean, it was a good sermon, but there was this detail in it that just didn’t sit right. Supposedly, according to Pastor Dan, one cannot find true […]
Posted on June 18, 2018 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Abiding in God: Love and Joy
In John 15, Jesus commands us to love one another. He went on to note how this leads our joy to be full. Just as the vine sends nutrients into the branch so that it can bear fruit, so Jesus sends nutrients into our lives that we can bear fruit. The fruit here is love […]
Posted on June 11, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
Our Purpose Mapping
You’ve heard a lot about “Purpose Mapping” the last few months and may have been asking “What’s the next step?” Good question! The process is a series of steps, and like the steps on the Manitou Incline, it’s a bit overwhelming when you are at the bottom and can’t see the finish line. The first […]
Posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted by Annie Saunders
A Calling to Abide
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for June 3, 2018 on John 15:1-11 “Life is hard sometimes, but I pray you find the freedom in knowing that there are lots of ways God is at work in your life, and God will not be limited to just one choice. I pray that you might find a way to […]
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