Wednesday Greetings, Thou shalt not complain about rain in the desert.Ok, it's not one of the 10 commandments, and it actually isn't even a command of God. It's a motto I repeat to myself whenever it rains, especially when I wish it was warm and sunny.Because in the desert...
Wednesday Greetings, For your thoughts today... (because today is absolutely beautiful in Tucson)...... one of my favorite hymns. For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies,Lord of all to thee we raise,This our hymn...
Wednesday Greetings, Onward Christian Soldiers, marching as to war.We are marching in the Light the of God.These two hymns are really marvelous. The tunes pervade my mind from childhood.And yet, I'm not so favorable toward the marching... I know the...
Wednesday Greetings, What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,What wondrous love is this, O my soul.What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss,to bear the heavy cross for my soul, for my soul,to bear the heavy cross for my soul.And it was a wondrous love... that...
What a fun morning in Tucson. Snow came across the campus and left a blanket on top of the roof. It's a fairly rare thing for us here in this part of town, though not unheard of from time to time.But, it creates quite a buzz among us humans.Nature is pretty amazing.And today, we...
Wednesday Greetings, O God, Where are you?As the earth has shaken, lives are lost, trapped, devastated. We see the pictures and videos, and our hearts ache for the people of Turkey and Syria whose lives have been affected by the earthquake.We see the pictures and videos, and...
Wednesday Greetings, Today is February 1st. Now, I know you didn't open this email to be told today's date. But I'll remind you, January is already over. And January had 31 days.So, if you struggle to get through the days/nights, just know that this year, February only...
Wednesday Greetings, "Live like YOU are the sermon." Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve Melde
Brrr. It turned cold in Tucson. I had to put on a jacket.I did notice........ that though I put on a jacket, the weather didn't change, but my ability to weather the weather did.Hm. Maybe that's what our faith is like. Maybe putting on our faith doesn't change the...
Wednesday Greetings, Isaiah 43"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine."Penni, our liturgist for worship last Sunday, used this very special piece of scripture. The words have been ringing in and around me since.I know that if I am the Lord's...