12/06/2021 - Silence
By: Kevin Williams - Starting With Scripture"Reflection is not something reserved only for the Lenten season." — Kevin Williams
Devotionals
Devotionals
11/29/2021 - The Journey is Our Home
By: Deborah Rundlett - Starting With Scripture"We are called to be Christ for the world and make the journey our home." — Rev. Deborah Rundlett
11/22/2021 - The Kingdom of God is Near
By: Frank Basler - Starting With Scripture"Does your prayer practice bring you into the Present moment where God’s love and hope reside?" — Rev. ...
11/15/2021 - Reality vs Illusion
By: Alexander Shea Will - Starting With Scripture"We are surrounded by a world of illusion." — Rev. Alex Shea Will
11/08/2021 - Hannah's Prayer
By: Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager - Starting With Scripture"So many strong women throughout history have spoken truth to power." — Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager
11/01/2021 - Everything She Had
By: Dana Allen Walsh - Starting With Scripture"The widow’s mite is significant. It is a might greater than any power." — Rev. Dana Allen Walsh
10/25/2021 - God Is One
By: Johanna Hattendorf - Starting With Scripture"When we remember that God Is One, what we discover is Love." — Rev. Johanna Hattendorf
10/18/2021 - My Teacher, Let Me See Again
By: Lindsey Peterson - Starting With Scripture"Sometimes, life is in the rest, and the fallowness." — Rev. Lindsey Peterson
10/11/2021 - We’re Still Learning
By: Richard Floyd - Starting With Scripture"We’re still learning." — Rev. Dr. Richard Floyd
10/04/2021 - Then Who Is God?
By: Brenda Pelc-Faszcza - Starting With Scripture"Is anyone feeling godforsaken these days?" — Rev. Dr. Brenda Pelc-Faszcza
09/27/2021 - Babbling Bulwarks
By: John Nelson - Starting With Scripture"Is it possible that God answer's God's enemies with a sing-song syllable?"
09/20/2021 - A Stumbling Block
By: Robert LaRochelle - Starting With Scripture"How we live does make a difference in the life of others." — Rev. Dr. Robert LaRochelle
09/13/2021 - Different Times
By: Dawn Adams - Starting With Scripture"Biblical texts are written in a time and place that is different than ours." — Rev. Dawn Adams
09/06/2021 - Losing Our Lives
By: Frank Basler - Starting With Scripture"When you and I are called out of our comfort zones, our attention is outwards." — Rev. Frank Basler
08/27/2021 - Healing of the Deaf
By: John Zehring - Starting With Scripture"When our spirits our crushed or broken, the touch of God heals." — Rev. John Zehring
08/22/2021 - Pure Hearts
By: Eric Elley - Starting With Scripture"When we think about it, the choices we make about food can be among the most important spiritual ...
08/16/2021 - All Who Dwell
By: Eric Seaholm - Starting With Scripture"We are welcome in heaven, but it's more than that." — Rick Seaholm
08/09/2021 - The Ins and Outs of This Job
By: Marilyn Wilcox - Starting With Scripture"Maybe we do not always need the complete skill set at the end of the day." — Rev. Marilyn Wilcox
08/02/2021 - Those Who Watch for the Morning
By: Jocelyn Gardner Spencer - Starting With Scripture"Hey, Psalmist, I know that feeling." - Rev. Jocelyn B. Gardner Spencer
07/26/2021 - Give Me Jesus
By: Holly MillerShank - Starting With Scripture"I want to make my spiritual distancing from Jesus a whole lot less that 6 feet." – Rev. Holly ...
07/19/2021 - So That Nothing May Be Lost
By: Timothy Haut - Starting With Scripture"I am the heart in which all these fragments are collected." – Rev. Tim Haut
07/12/2021 - On The Move
By: Jonathan Chapman - Starting With Scripture"It wasn’t David’s job to build God a home—and it isn’t ours either." – Rev. Dr. Jonathan Chapman
07/02/2021 - Can We Dance?
By: Barbara Kershner - Starting With Scripture"Dance communicates community!" — Rev. Barbara Kershner
06/28/2021 - What Can You Do?
By: Zachary Mabe - Starting With Scripture"God can work through you and through me, and nothing can separate us from that kind of love." — Rev. ...
06/21/2021 - Mourning Into Dancing
By: Mobby Larson - Starting With Scripture"I wonder what the psalmist was lying awake worrying about at night." —Rev. Dr. Mobby Larson
06/14/2021 - Trusting Christ in Me
By: Erick Olsen - Starting With Scripture"We take Jesus into the boats of our life journey as he was, as he is, as he ever shall be."—Rev. Erick ...
06/07/2021 - You Are Not Alone
By: Kate VanDerzee-Glidden - Starting With Scripture"We all need to remember that we are not alone, and God is with us." —Rev. Kate VanDerzee-Glidden
05/28/2021 - The Sound of God
By: Jeffrey Gallagher - Starting With Scripture"Nature does offer a unique space to hear God." — Rev. Dr. Jeff Gallagher
05/24/2021 - Family of God
By: Ruth Shaver - Starting With Scripture"Perhaps the greatest strength a healthy church has is its sense of family." — Rev. Dr. Ruth Shaver
05/17/2021 - Still Waiting
By: Andrew Page - Starting With Scripture"What's holding us back? Why are we still waiting?" — Drew Page
05/10/2021 - Shared Truth
By: Matthew Brent Fugate - Starting With Scripture"Unity of action springs from unity of belief." —Rev. Brent Fugate
05/03/2021 - Platinum Standard Love
By: Raymond Medeiros - Starting With Scripture"Jesus envisioned a love that is as much an act of the will, as it is an expression of the heart." — Rev....
04/26/2021 - Which Bible?
By: Alison Buttrick Patton - Starting With Scripture"'All Are Welcome', but too often there's that pesky footnote." — Rev. Alison Buttrick Patton
04/16/2021 - Follow Me
By: John Zehring - Starting With Scripture"What follows you?" — Rev. John Zehring
04/12/2021 - Experience
By: Susan Latourette - Starting With Scripture"Language can either welcome or repulse depending upon one’s background and experience." — Rev. Sue ...
04/05/2021 - In The Mess
By: Amelia Nugent Edson - Starting With Scripture"Jesus appears not to those who dutifully believe, but to the one who is authentic enough to voice ...
03/29/2021 - Walking the Hard Days
By: Lee Ireland - Starting With Scripture"What was guiding Jesus as he walked the hard days?" — Rev. Lee Ireland
03/22/2021 - Save Us
By: Eric Elley - Starting With Scripture"I don’t think you can ever shout hosanna! sweetly." — Rev. Eric Elley
03/15/2021 - Righteous Anger
By: Elizabeth Magill - Starting With Scripture"Yelling at my computer is not an example of righteous anger." — Rev. Liz Magill
03/08/2021 - Back to Tinkertoys
By: Elizabeth Chandler Felts - Starting With Scripture"There’s something to be said for going back to the Tinkertoys." — Rev. Elizabeth Chandler Felts
03/01/2021 - Rebuilding Our Temples
By: Kristen Provost-Switzer - Starting With Scripture"We will build our temples again when it is time." — Rev. Kristen Provost Switzer
02/22/2021 - Remembering Covenant
By: Nina Barlow Schmid - Starting With Scripture"Let us re-remember covenant and become re-educated about what it truly means." — Rev. Nina Barlow Schmid
02/15/2021 - It Has Been a Long Lent!
By: Matthew Crebbin - Starting With Scripture"I have learned the hard way that untamed journeys have little regard for my sensibilities." — Rev. ...
02/08/2021 - The Light In Some
By: Kevin Williams - Starting With Scripture"That light is there all the time. And the thing is, the more we focus on seeing it, the more we can ...
02/01/2021 - We Are Great
By: Frances Bogle - Starting With ScriptureRev. Dr. Fran Bogle is a community chaplain and coordinates the Just Peace Player liturgical drama ...
01/25/2021 - Enduring
By: Kurt Walker - Starting With Scripture"Our God is a God who makes the “never out-of-date, never obsolete, rust-proof” products of truth and ...
01/18/2021 - Power That's Kind
By: Mobby Larson - Starting With Scripture"We need to trust in power, but only when that power is paired with kindness."— Rev. Dr. Mobby Larson
01/11/2021 - Watchful Eyes
By: Timothy Haut - Starting With Scripture"I am being watched by love's eyes." — Rev. Tim Haut
01/04/2021 - Proclaim Your Name
By: Sue Foster - Starting With Scripture"What is your name?" — Rev. Dr. Susan J. Foster
12/28/2020 - The End of the Story
By: Brenda Pelc-Faszcza - Starting With Scripture"This year, we just might remember better that, of course, there is no 'The End.'" — Rev. Dr. Brenda ...