We don’t get to control outcomes, but we can put our hearts in the right place to be supportive. Prayer can be a big part of that.
It’s hard, but things happen at the time they happen. Some times for a reason, but also sometimes because they just have to happen some time, so it may as well be then.
The play seeks to understand our place in the universe, something people of faith (and people at Pilgrim) have been doing for centuries.
You’re not being punished for anything. It’s nature, and it’s science, and God walks with us through all our troubles.
What we need, now as much as ever, is to celebrate the possibility of our togetherness.
Members of Pilgrim Congregational Church participated in a cerebration of community and diversity on September 21st. Pilgrim’s welcoming banner and a peace sign were highly visible and were held by Sally Watters, Nancy Kolk and Rev. Charley Eastman. Peter Zschokke played guitar and led all in singing the song Circle the Earth with Peace. Food…
We should consider that justice and peace are linked forever in the work of Jesus. It’s not always comfortable work, but it’s very important.
Matthew 25 says it plain: we are to be busy feeding, clothing and sheltering those who need help, without reservation and without judgment, in Jesus’s name.
Do you remember the times when church was the most impactful for you? I’m willing to bet it’s not when you’ve been attending once every few months.
Jesus didn’t say we have to all think the same way all the time. But he certainly would have a lot to say about how we communicate in 2021.