Epiphany is not about tidying up, having a beautiful Christmas card and placing it on the shelf for next year. Epiphany is acknowledging God's work in and through us and…
The story of Zechariah is a story of patience rewarded, of stepping out of the shadows into the light. Not just an ancient text, but a story of deliverance.
It’s a great time to pick up a new spiritual habit. Amanda shares some tricks from her seminary days about how to remember some of the more difficult terms, including…
It’s a wonder what we can do when we operate together. Amanda has an usual metaphor to describe what it is that makes up our faith, but she focuses the…
In the story of the loaves and the fishes, Jesus looks at a tiny amount of food and declares it enough for a multitude. Where others see lack, God sees…
What do we bring to our encounters with Jesus? The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman is one focused on belonging. Amanda tells the story of what the Samaritan…
In the midst of the storms that surround us, how do we keep focused on Jesus?
Love god, Love your Neighbor.
On Confirmation Sunday, Amanda tells a story about a man who tried to make a pond ready for the fish - and what happens when you aren’t intentional. It also…
Hard problems that don’t have easy answers require that we work together. Amanda talks about a scripture she loves - Acts 2, “the church in a snow globe.” People come…
Look out not just for the big moments, but the smaller ones. As Amanda looks back at the early days of the pandemic, she thinks of an example of something…