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Sunday Reflection – September 13, 2026

. From 2023 Forgiveness Matthew 18 21 Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?” 22 Jesus answered: Not just 7 times, but 77 times! 23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided to…
Kids Korner: Forgiving others (September 13th)

Read Matthew 18:21-35 with your family. Have you ever noticed how often the number seven appears in the Bible? There are seven days in the week, and the seventh day is the Sabbath. In the Hebrew Scriptures, seven often represents something that is whole, complete, or finished. It was an important number in the way Jewish people talked…
What makes something sacred?

I have things that would be almost worthless to anyone else. A stone picked up on a beach. Something one of my children made years ago. A book that is not particularly rare or valuable, but that I would notice immediately if it disappeared from my shelves. Most of us have things like this. Objects…
Sunday Reflection – September 6, 2026

. From 2023 Talk out conflict Matthew 18 15 If one of my followers sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower. 16 But if that one refuses to listen, take along one or two others. The…
Kids Korner: Talk Out Conflicts (September 6th)

Read Matthew 18:15-20 with your family. Jesus knew that people who care about each other will still hurt each other sometimes. Friends argue. Families get angry. People say things they should not say, or do things that are unfair. Jesus does not tell his followers to pretend nothing happened. Instead, he gives them a way…
The Grace of Beginning Again

There is a moment near the end of summer when the season begins to change before the calendar says it should. The afternoon may still be hot, but the morning air feels different. The sun sets a little earlier. A tree that was entirely green last week suddenly has one branch tipped with red. Autumn…
Sunday Reflection – August 30, 2026

. From 2023 Do not tempt me! Matthew 16 21 From then on, Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make me suffer terribly. I will be killed, but three days…
Kids Korner: Don’t tempt me (August 30th)

Read Matthew 16:21-28 with your family. Have you ever had someone you love tell you something you really didn’t want to hear? That’s what happens to Peter in today’s story. Jesus tells his friends that going to Jerusalem will be dangerous. Peter doesn’t like that at all. He loves Jesus, and he wants to protect…
What Would Dolly Do?

We woke up this morning in a world without Dolly Parton in it. That is such a strange thing to say. Most of us never met her. We didn’t actually know her. We knew the woman she chose to show us: the enormous hair, the rhinestones, the jokes, the music, the extraordinary talent for drawing…
Sunday Reflection – August 23, 2026

. From 2023 Who do you say I am? Matthew 16 13 When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, “What do people say about the Son of Man?” 14 The disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah[d] or Jeremiah or some other prophet.” 15 Then Jesus…