Messages

Based on John 10:22-30This morning’s message title is borrowed (without permission) from an adorable children’s book by P.D. Eastman title, “Are You My Mother?” To offer some context for those unfamiliar with this the text, I thought I would share an official version of the book’s description. “When a mother bird’s egg starts to jump, […]

Based on John 21: 15-19 This week has been absolutely exhausting. On Thursday, I noticed the physical exhaustion. The cost of the adrenal rush required to keep up with five consecutive days of full agendas. On Friday night, I noticed the emotional fatigue. The cost of an open mind and a compassionate heart exposed to […]

An Easter Morning Message. When I think back to the beginning of this journey with The Land, there are really only one or two times that I felt we had approached the end of our story. The first time is understandably the most memorable. Only a year into our planning stages a rumor arrived through […]

A few months ago, my daughter and her friend introduced me to a reality show called, “Nailed It.” The show features three amateur bakers tasked with the job of recreating a professionally decorated cake. The challenges begin basic and increase in difficulty throughout the show. The girls love the show for the humorous endings which […]

With the news of poet Mary Oliver’s passing last week, I was reminded of the ways in which her words have escorted me in and out and over life’s welcome (and unwelcome) invitations to spiritual and personal transformation. The following excerpt was written and read to a small group in May of 2018. It is […]

This past Monday I attended the City of Aurora’s Public Hearing regarding the previous administrative approval to drill up to 16 horizontally mined oil and gas wells on a 15-acre property just one mile north of The Land. Since the inception of The Land, the oil and gas industry has been an ongoing source of […]

Pastor’s Stephanie’s Message from December 8, 2018 Last week we began our Advent Journey reflecting on the lineage of Jesus as written in the gospel of Matthew. We examined the radical statement made by the inclusiveness of the ancestry and the pronouncement of Jesus as the prophetic fulfillment of the coming Messiah. We established that […]

Last week we began our Advent Journey reflecting on the lineage of Jesus as written in the gospel of Matthew. We examined the radical statement made by the inclusiveness of the ancestry and the pronouncement of Jesus as the prophetic fulfillment of the coming Messiah. We established that more than a historical analysis of a […]