by Lynda Hart | Feb 18, 2025
There is a well-known Christian phrase that says, “God is good,” to which others will then respond, “all the time.” The call and response continues with “All the time,” followed by “God is good.” It’s such a simple phrase, but it gets at the heart of what we as...
by Lynda Hart | Feb 10, 2025
Listen to a group of people talk about “church” for any length of time and you’ll quickly discover that we use the word church in a variety of ways. It’s much like the word love…we don’t love pizza, or steak (or whatever) as much as we love God or our friends...
by Lynda Hart | Feb 3, 2025
Hineni (pronounced hee-nay-nee) is used in the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament) when people respond to a direct call from God. It means “Here I am.” It’s used in OT to respond to God’s divine call, and is a reply of total surrender, total dedication to do what...
by Lynda Hart | Jan 27, 2025
“Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Not yesterday, not tomorrow. Today. And with that word, Jesus’ furious neighbors tried to throw him off a cliff. Faith communities are often consumed with memories of the past and hopes for the future....
by Lynda Hart | Jan 19, 2025
Picture this: a big party, and they run out of the most important drink, wine. The guy in charge is just beside himself – what will he do? This will reflect poorly on the family, the newly married couple, the whole deal. And there’s Mother Mary, quietly taking it all...
