Pastor Julie - Oct 3, 2021 “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” These words from Psalm 104 came to me on a...

The first apartment that my husband and I lived in was 450 square feet. We were newlyweds, trying to get used to living in the same...

I want us each to imagine ourselves as a tree or plant of some kind. Maybe you’re a sweet strawberry vine. Perhaps a wise ancient oak. ...

The summer before I started my pastoral internship, I traveled for a month in India, Finishing up in the northern military outpost and...

Pastor Brian - August 29, 2021 A pastor recently told me about an experience he had while doing interim work in New York City a number of...

Pastor Brian - August 22, 2021 Growing up I loved to play baseball. One summer when I was about 12 or 13 I was old enough to play in the...

Are any of you the odd man out when it comes to genres of movies at your house? I love dramas, but the folks at my house love action...

For the past few weeks, there’s been a regular visitor at the Avon Congregational Church. It’s a turkey who has taken up residence And...

In college I was a religion major, and I studied the major world religions. I learned about a concept in Eastern religion called samsara...

When Lewis and Clark travelled across the continental United States from 1804-1806 they were the first people of European descent to see...

One of my favorite movies is the Back to the Future series. In it, 17 year old Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) travels in a time...

The kid who left home and made it big came back to town. He’d gained a title since he left, and crowds followed him around like...

Interruptions can be annoying. They can be distracting and frustrating. They can get us side-tracked and make us forget the important...

This Lent I joined a virtual spiritual retreat on the book of Job, led by one of my mentors, Mary. Mary was an American Baptist pastor in...

Every year I prepare my garden by adding compost. I have one of those composters that turns, but I am an amateur gardener at best And I...

Have you ever read the book or seen the movie “The Hunger Games?” It’s a riveting story about a dystopian society where every year a boy...

The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor, Psalm 29 says. The Psalm often entitled, “Hymn to...

Many of you know I grew up in Central Ohio. The geography is pretty flat, and Ohio sits on the edge of tornado country. I remember as a...

Do you remember as a teenager when your parents would leave for the weekend? I remember in high school being excited on the rare...

When I was a kid, probably mid elementary school age, I remember having a conversation with my mom. I think it was a Sunday afternoon...