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written by Hannah Campbell Gustafson I thought I knew what I would write about for today�s post. And then, my 3.5 month old daughter entered into a phase of screaming every time we set her down and refusing to nap. And then, a white supremacist killed two African-American people in Kentucky. And then, a neo-Nazi slaughtered eleven Jews in Pittsburgh. I know that there are things

�Jesus stood still and said, �Call him here.� And they called the blind man, saying to him, �Take heart; get up, he is calling you.� � Mark 10:49 This coming Sunday�s lectionary texts contain the story of Bartimaeus, one which has taken on a particularly important meaning for me as I have learned to live with the invisible disability of bipolar disorder. On the surface, this is a standard

written by Karl Shallowhorn �But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint..� Isaiah 40:31 I was listening to an episode of NPR�s �This American Life.� One of the segments featured a college admissions director who was sharing about parents who have attempted to imitate

written by Bob Griggs While I was in worship recently, the officiant during the invitation for communion invited us as a �broken and hopeful� people to come forward to be served. As I waited for my turn, I looked at those who were in line in front of me, wondering how in their lives they had been broken and where in their lives they had found hope. This helped me to feel closer to them and

written by Kirk Moore Keeping up on current events buy reading, watching, or listening to the news is not great for my stress level. Sexual assault, tears, anger, gaslighting, tragedy, demeaning words, belligerence, desperate grabs for power, earthquakes, tsunamis, fighting, war � it�s all not only demoralizing, but also anxiety building and exhausting. This weekend I reached a �I