We meditate in scripture every Wednesday at 10am Join us or watch this clip and pray along. You can also listen to the audio podcast here: https://vermonthillsumc.org/podcast/mid-week-meditation-proverbs-1/ ...
Read MoreOur work in the world is sacred and meaningful at every stage of life. Enjoy this encouraging 10 min sermon. You can also listen to the audio podcast here: https://vermonthillsumc.org/podcast/layers-of-labor/...
Read MoreHere is the week 1 of “Finding Peace In An Anxious World” study. Join us at 9:30am Sunday Mornings for this wonderful conversation and set of practices. You can listen to the podcast audio here: https://vermonthillsumc.org/podcast/finding-peace-intro/...
Read MoreMany churches normally celebrate communion on the 1st Sunday of the month. This is not your average month however. There is a lot of hand-wringing about whether to do online communion … OR … utilize this Sunday as a ‘Lenten fast’ from communion until we are all together again physically. It is amazing how ‘social distancing’ has challenged both our vocabulary and our metaphysics. More about that in...
Read MoreHow do you experience the divine presence in an average day? This topic has become one of my favorite things to chat about. I have found two powerful trends that seem to be developing. First: Depending on your phase of life, there are certain ‘givens’ that seem to be assumed and everything else becomes a ‘variable’. In the formula of life, the question seems to hinge on either how to manipulate (change) the...
Read MoreThis I prayed: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. And then I, at a very tender age, would lie awake pondering my death. A bedtime ritual I could have done without. Maybe I’ve just discovered a root of all my behavior problems. You know the premarital counsel: Never go to bed angry. I lost a lot of sleep over that one too. There is always a new...
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