Legacy is what we leave, when we leave, for those we leave behind. Do you ever wonder what your legacy will be? When folks gather to tell your tale, what will they remember? How will they describe your days on this earth? What gifts or burdens will you leave behind? What will your legacy be? January 20, 2025, will go down in history as a day that built, secured and celebrated many legacies- from...  Read More

Day after day the story plays out on our news feeds and TV screens. Charred skeletons of beloved homes. Desperate homeowners endangering their lives as they hose down their burning roofs. Emergency workers carefully carrying a body bag out of the rubble. Firefighters working without a break to battle the flames. An American flag in blackened tatters. The images arriving in the wake of the wind-dr...  Read More

Today is the day after... The day after Epiphany... after the final chapter of the Christmas story... after the baby was born... the angels sang... the shepherds visited... the wisemen brought gifts. It has been a full season! We sang our favorite carols, sent cards, baked cookies, opened presents, and gathered with family and friends. And now, today is the day after... For those of us who have he...  Read More

Late in time behold Him come…  The second verse of the Christmas carol Hark the Herald Angels Sing seems to capture the cry of our hearts about God’s timing. How often do we wonder about… actually, if we are honest… how often do we complain about God’s timing? “How long O Lord?” We join a chorus of weary souls found in the Scriptures… Psalm 13:1… 79:5… 89:46… Revelation 6:10. Imagine the people of...  Read More

The Coming of GodOur God is the One who comes to us in a burning bush. in an angel’s song, in a newborn child.Our God is the One who cannot be found locked in the church, not even in the sanctuary.Our God will be where God will be with no constraints, no predictability.Our God lives where our God lives, and destruction has no power, and even death cannot stop the living.Our God will be born ...  Read More

I love the tradition of a Christmas tree… not just having one proudly displayed in our living room but finding just the right one to take its place in our Christmas celebration each year. For the Bells, that right tree begins with an adventure as the family trapses across the Christmas tree farm to find the biggest tree possible. While most would measure the height of a tree, we measure the bread...  Read More