Reflections through a Lens of Faith from Pastor Jen
There is a place in Nicaragua where Bible study was banned. Solentiname is a remote archipelago of 38 islands in Nicaragua where peasants would gather with their priest every week and instead of a sermon, they would talk about the gospel reading. In this small community, some of the elderly residents couldn’t read, so typically […]
Yesterday I was scrolling through Facebook and I saw a notice that the Lutheran World Federation was “live” with a time of prayer. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the Lutheran World Federation is made up of Lutheran church bodies around the world (that much is probably obvious from its name). In theory, I understood that participants
I was walking my dog on a trail in Burlington last week and at the side of the trail I saw this pair of sneakers. It got me wondering…what is the story behind these sneakers? Why are they here? I could understand if a sole sneaker was dropped at the side of the road (pun
Will there really be a morning?byEmily Dickinson Will there really be a “Morning”?Is there such a thing as “Day”?Could I see it from the mountainsIf I were as tall as they? Has it feet like Water lilies?Has it feathers like a Bird?Is it brought from famous countriesOf which I have never heard? Oh some
If you’re eligible, please get vaccinated. That’s my message this week. If you’re eligible, please get vaccinated. The rise in the delta variant of the coronavirus was predictable because viruses mutate when insufficent numbers of people in the population are immune. Future mutations can be prevented if enough people get vaccinated. Lives will be saved.