Water in the Wilderness Blog (On Hiatus During Staff Transition)

Advent is here, Beloved! Are you looking for a way to ground yourself in spiritual practice this season? Check out Jaz’s videos for all ages on how we can ground ourselves in spiritual practices at different times of day. As…

Together, we are learning how to venture into the deep water of God’s love, throwing our nets that we so lovingly knotted, having faith that God is doing a new thing in and through us in this transitional season. How might we lean further into that invitation to go deeper into relationship with one another?

This Sunday we will be celebrating individuals and organizations doing transformative work with and on behalf of our unhoused neighbors. Hear from our Homeless Ministries staff about the programs and work they have been engaged with this year…

This week’s post is written by Beth Spaulding, First Church Deacon Sunday, October 3rd, 2021, was the first time I uttered those words since March 1st, 2020.  Like many of you, I had shared in the bread and cup in…

Our friendship has given me so much hope – particularly for a country so divided. We do not need to put aside our own beliefs or somehow pretend to be neutral. We just need to expand our hearts as much as we can muster, but more importantly trust that the peace, love and grace of Christ will guide us. 

One reason I’m excited about this fall is because it will give us all a chance to be newcomers to First Church…

Though my time zone will be different and though our pathways may be diverging for now, First Church, know that you will all be in my heart and in my prayers, until such time as we meet again. 

As my connection to the church through the deacons deepens, I look forward to the special role of service that has been entrusted to all of us. And on a more basic level, I am eager to meet all of you!

A few weeks ago, in the throes of pandemic weariness, and desperately longing for spring, a mysterious switch was flicked in my brain. I began noticing birds.