Today I’ll be talking about my experience volunteering with UW Frozen Meals this semester, and specifically I’ll be sharing about sustainability, which is part of what drew me to become involved with the program. In general, sustainability is something that…
What do cookies and sheet pans have in common? If you guessed baking you were wrong; the correct answer is sledding with Pres House! It started as a lonely Friday night. All our roommates ditched us for the weekend. Rather…
This has been a hard week with the murder of Asian women in Atlanta by a white, Southern Baptist man, in a year when anti-Asian violence has exploded around the country. I have struggled with what to say because there…
"Wander slowly in a natural place (your backyard or an urban park will do). Following the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, where a sacred text is read slowly until a word or phrase resonates with you, scan the natural area…
Did you know that 79 million Americans have to choose daily between paying for medical care, or for basic needs like food and housing? That 66% of bankruptcies are related to medical debt? This situation seems dire, and while politicians…
Today, I’d like to share a little about my faith journey, what I’ve been thinking about this Lent, and an opportunity for you to help others as part of your own Lenten experience. If you didn’t already know, the Pres…
Lectio divina (sacred reading) is slow, intentional, prayerful reading of Scripture. It is a very ancient way of reading the Bible, with distinct “movements” which help us to clear our minds and become aware of God’s presence with us as…
In this era of COVID, time has taken on an ambiguous quality where days bleed together as we have lost some of the structures and rituals which usually mark our days more clearly. We can multitask many activities at the…
One of my favorite quotes on prayer comes from a short blog post by Brian Zahnd, a pastor from St. Joseph, MO. He says, The primary purpose of prayer is not to get God to do what you want [God]…
Pastor Erica shared these reflections on Sunday, March 15th, 2020 in an online worship gathering. The last time we gathered in-person seems like a lifetime ago with all the events that have transpired in the past week. We went from…