Rev. Danielle K. Bartz Acts 9:36-43 “Miracles” When Peter first arrives, it’s an average pastoral care call. The scene, despite being ancient and in a far away place, feels very familiar to me and likely to many of you as well. As a chaplain and then a congregational pastor, I have been in similar […]
Hymn to Her
May 5th, 2019
Rev. Danielle K. Bartz “Here I Am” Acts 9:1-20 The conversion of Paul, the road to Damascus story we have just heard, is a staple in Eastertide. Paul, once called Saul, was a great persecutor of those who believed Jesus to be the messiah. He took great delight in seeking out Jesus’ followers and […]
On The Road to Damascus
On the road to Damascus I met the Way, the Truth, the Life. On the road to Damascus I was blinded so I’d see the light. In the darkness I beheld the disease I held. Aware in the night of my soul, only His Life could make me whole. On the road to Damascus I […]
Alleluia is Our Cry
John 20:1-8 Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. Alleluia. Praise the Lord. Praise God for the mighty things that God did on Easter. Praise God with harps and lyres. Praise God with drums and dancing. Praise God with cornets and trumpets. Praise God with singing choirs and shouting voices. For Jesus Christ has been raised […]
Holy Week for Doubters
By Rachel Held Evans, modern day theologian and writer It will bother you off and on, like a rock in your shoe, Or it will startle you, like the first crash of thunder in a summer storm, Or it will lodge itself beneath your skin like a splinter, Or it will show up again—the uninvited […]
Through the Gates
Rev. Danielle K Bartz April 14, 2019 Luke 19:28-40 “Through the Gates” There is something important that I believe we should not lose sight of: the timeline of Jesus’s life and ministry that we follow every year and celebrate, is knit together from all four gospels. Christmas for instance only appears in […]
April 10, 2019
The blog page of our brand new website will be used for a lot of things. Periodically I will write reflections and/or observations. I will share prayers. I will use this space to help point out God. And, if anyone is interested, they can offer a blog post and we will absolutely share it. But, […]
April 7, 2019: Temptation
In recent weeks we’ve been considering the Lord’s Prayer in order that we may pray it with intention and use it to help us make sense of our lives in God’s world. This week we will conclude with this portion of the prayer: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” This is an incredibly important part of the prayer, though I have heard from several of you, as you have been reflecting with me these last several weeks, that this is the part of the prayer that makes many the most uncomfortable.
Shining Our Light
“No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light. Then pay attention […]