by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
You start out with one thing, end up with another, and nothing’s like it used to be, not even the future ~Rita Dove Dove’ s words from her poem Ö speak to the experience of life. The human tendency to resist change is interesting in light of the fact...
by admin | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
I wonder if it has ever happened to you. Someone is unexpectedly coming over to your house and it is not as clean as you’d like. It is time to rush-clean. Just pick up the stuff, take it to another room, and shut the door. And just like that, the guest walks...
by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
We have all seen it. The green on the mountains surrounding Tucson. It was one of the surprises that greeted us mid-July when we returned from our summer trip. We could not believe it. As I drive by A Mountain each day or look toward the Catalinas, I still cannot...
by admin | Aug 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Many people would agree that there have been high levels of chaos present in the past year and a half. We have had to think in new ways, invent different ways to be church, and find creative ways to stay close to loved ones and friends. This, in a word, has...
by admin | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
I appreciate First Christian Church providing a time of sabbatical this summer. I pray these months will offer rest and renewal through the opportunities that await us all. The congregation will focus on the theme of Building Spiritual Resiliency through worship and...
by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I look forward to our Holy Week services today and tomorrow. In our service today, we’ll gather around our tables at home to eat together and remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and its rich meaning in our faith. Tomorrow, our service will include various...
