by Rev. Amy Shoemaker Since our Congregational Retreat, I have been meditating on the word "Discipleship" and what it means for me...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker This past weekend, we gathered for a wonderful retreat with Pastor Terrell McTyer from New Church Ministry. We...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker As we gather tomorrow for our Congregational Retreat, one question keeps coming to mind: What is our "Why"? It is a...

by Phillip Kroh I am writing the letter this week as a way to say thank you to everyone in the congregation as I finish up my internship...

by Rev. Amy Shoemaker This coming week I will be traveling for the first time since November of 2019. As I dust off my suitcase and...

by Reverend Amy Shoemaker During Phillip's latest teaching, we talked about patterns of shame and blame. Inevitably, the theme of trauma...

by Josh Wise I'm excited to announce that bible study is starting back up on Wednesday, June 16th at 6:30. This is a 6 week long online...

As more and more of my friends and family are vaccinated, I'm getting to inch my way out into the world again. While emerging from my...

Thank you for hanging in there with me as we explore not-so-fun topics related to spiritual trauma. Today, I'm sharing an important skill...

Over the past couple of weeks I've shared with you the difference between spiritual trauma, religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and...

Last week I started to share with you a bit of what I know about spiritual abuse and spiritual trauma. I am sharing with you in...

Did you know that one of my jobs during seminary was Liturgical Dance? Yep, I was a member of Carla DeSola’s Omega West dance company and...

Over the past few weeks, I have been learning to trust my body following pregnancy loss. As I have been meditating on trust as a theme in...

How's your heart this week? Are you finding ways to stay grounded? Or is the weight of all the world's tragedy closing in on you?...

I’m writing to you today with a singular message that has helped me so much these past few weeks: Abandon Hope. Yes, really. There’s a...

I'm writing to you on Thursday, but this won't be posted until Friday... So when I say today, I mean Thursday. Our bodies are really...

This week is Holy Week, a time when we revisit the story of Christ's last supper, betrayal, sentencing, and death. It is also a week when...

Thank you. As Carly and I recover from the loss of our pregnancy, we could not ask for more patient, supportive community. I have been...

A Letter from our Bible Study Teacher, Josh Wise I’ve been thinking a lot about stress lately. I don’t know, there’s just something...

One year ago today I was drafting an email to you about the decision to move from in person worship services to Zoom video conferencing....