Debriefing- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “We need down time, we need time away, we need to gather with friends and family. And when something major happens in our lives, we need to talk about it. We need to relax and just be able to speak what’s on our minds – honestly and without judgement or recrimination.”
Continue reading →Free and Forgiven- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “They were sweet sweet words to the one who did not grow up with a father, to hear words affirming her as “Beloved Daughter” by her Father God. That event set in motion actions which were to further set me free from my burdens.”
Continue reading →“This morning I decided to see if I could seek a renewed understanding of this very familiar text.”
Continue reading →“This morning I decided to see if I could seek a renewed understanding of this very familiar text.”
Continue reading →“Uneducated and Ordinary Men”- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “So today I put myself in that situation, faced with uneducated and ordinary men, preaching Jesus and people believing and following. Except that Peter and John were not uneducated and ordinary men.”
Continue reading →Free and Forgiven- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “They were sweet sweet words to the one who did not grow up with a father, to hear words affirming her as “Beloved Daughter” by her Father God. That event set in motion actions which were to further set me free from my burdens.”
Continue reading →On Psalm 92- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “As people of faith we must believe beyond what we see. We cannot know what goes on inside a person’s mind, inside a person’s home; the secrets they keep for fear of judgment or recrimination. “
Continue reading →On Psalm 33- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “We are definitely frustrated by our lack of control over many things, but even as we accept that there are many things outside of our sphere of control, we can acknowledge the awesome power of God and trust that, in the end, things will be ok.”
Continue reading →The Law of Love- By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “…using fear and intimidation and even pain to defend the law will not change the hearts of the people – except to harden them further against one another…”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “God searches me. God knows me, God formed me in my inward parts. God knows what makes me ‘tick.’ And God knows you too, just as intimately, just as fully, just as completely.”
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