The Power of Small Groups
The Winnie-the-Pooh stories have been favorite nighttime reading in our house since my kids were old enough to listen quietly. In one...
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- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
Scales and Wheat
As someone who spends many hours each week with my hands immersed in flour, I firmly believe we can witness the glory of God in the...
SAMC
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
Everybody, Take Five!
A piece recently written by Jared for his own blog that he agreed to share with us. Thank you, Jared! My pastor jokes about how much he...
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- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
Finding Pennies through Prayer
The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But -- and this is the point -- who gets excited...
SAMC
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
Why do we pray?
Sometimes in the middle of a video call I have an urge to turn the computer away from the wall and share the mess that I’m looking at. I...
SAMC
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
A Prayer Practice for Kids
In the last few months, many of our family rituals have fallen to the wrecking ball of this pandemic. We lost the structure of school and...
SAMC
- Aug 1, 2020
- 5 min
Becoming Ourselves through Prayer
My brain has been busy trying to normalize all of this not-normalcy. I find myself grabbing my mask without thinking before I hop out of...
SAMC
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
A Prayer to Never Know
I pray I never know the right words to say When a family is separated by unjust immigration policies I pray I never know how to respond...
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
Your Spirit is not Quarantined
We are on a pilgrimage. None of this is mapped. Physically we’re not going anywhere these days... but our spirits are. We have moments of...
SAMC
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
A Reflection Response by Celeste
I asked Celeste to respond to the reflection for this week since this is her area of expertise. Here is her response. Thanks so much,...
SAMC
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Allowing Ourselves to Feel and to Ask for Help
In last Sunday’s sermon, we talked about sitting with our suffering instead of trying to skip straight to the healing part and about not...
SAMC
- Jul 4, 2020
- 1 min
Reflection for a Difficult Time
To the ones whose bodies are betraying them To the ones who are isolating and waiting To the ones whose hands are acting as healers May...
SAMC
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
The Migration Spirit
Not having grown up going to church, when we began talking about living by the Spirit recently, I wasn’t sure how to think about what...
SAMC
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
The Wounded Healer
The lemon tree With its vibrant yellow fruit And dark green foliage Hides a menacing secret Tiny daggers run along the branches Ready to...
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- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Reflection on Asylum Seekers
A few weeks ago, a woman released from detention came to live at the Ranchito. She is a grandmother from Nicaragua. She has worked a...
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