Devotional: From Ice to Fire
…and it shall be that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your...
Devotional: How Long?
“Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him. For the Lord your God is...
Signs
Women gathering
Energy rising
The signs are all around
By thousands they arrive
Big or small, flashy or tentative
In peace, silently witnessing
To an inner strength—irrepressible
Words of cordoned rage,...
Ministry, Transitions, and the Spirit at Work
Awaken my soul, come awake
To hunger, to seek, to thirst
Awaken first love
And do as you did at first
- Fall Afresh, Jeremy Riddle
By Rachael Phelps | Ministry...
Devotional: Why are you afraid?
“Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”
Mark 4: 40b (Jesus to his Disciples after he calms the storm on the sea)
I can...
Waiting Amidst Brokenness
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
CChristmas is my favorite holiday. I eagerly await the first day when I can play Christmas...
Clergy Wellness Corner: “Spiritual Drought”
By Sue Magrath | Sacred Mountain Ministries
It’s been a long, hot summer. Even the western side of the state has had little or no rain in several...
Laughing at Death
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
Early every morning, I sneak out of bed, down into the deep quiet of our home....
Don’t Go It Alone!
By the Rev. Rich Lang | Seattle District Superintendent
This week the clergy of our Conference gather in Vancouver for a Bishop's Symposium. On the one hand this...
On the Road with the Seven Rivers District Lay Leader
By Karen Fisher | Seven Rivers District Lay Leader
Reposted from the Wenatchee First UMC Newsletter
As I write this newsletter for November, I’m sitting in...
