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Fall 2025: “Money, Stewardship and Generosity” by the Rev. Christa von Zychlin
(September) Session One: Money – What do we treasure? From Genesis through Revelation, gold, silver and jewels serve as icons of God’s goodness. And yet, the love of money is a powerful source of argument, lies and literal enslavement. King Solomon, famously, chose...
October 2025: “Money, Stewardship and Generosity” video supplement 2
Watch the video. (October) Session Two: Stewardship – How do we tend our treasure? God madly, beautifully, entrusts human beings with the care of all creation, including time, talent and material wealth. Moses needs help with his time management. The practice of...
Hey, God!
“A squirrel holds an acorn in its praying hands, offering thanks, it looks like. The broken shells fall on the grass, and the grass looks up and says ‘Hey.’ And the squirrel looks down and says, ‘Hey.’ I have been saying ‘Hey,’ lately too To God. Formalities just...
Conflict and boundaries
One of the first words that toddlers learn is “No,” which I used to think this was a bad thing. After all, I’m more of a “yes” person. I want to be helpful. I want to be of service. I don’t want to let people down. I learned this in my family of origin. In some ways,...
Finding beauty in the cold
For me, fall is such a peculiar time —the sweet spot between my beloved summers and dreaded winters. My family has an ongoing joke that one fall, we’ll finally move someplace warmer and sunnier. October and November always bring that conversation back. But autumn and...
How to befriend someone
Friends don’t just magically appear. We make friends from among the strangers all around us. Since no two people are alike, no two people approach making friends the same way. Here are seven suggestions: Accept variations. Even Jesus, who we sing about in the hymn...