By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “I began to think about how Jesus never broke character. We have people we admire but at some point we have to accept their flaws. We realize that they are only human with all of the vulnerability that entails.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: We are witnesses to the miracles and presence of God among us – Emmanuel – and yet we sometimes take them so for granted.
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “… to trust in the promises requires us to let go: let go of always wanting to be in control, let go of having our own way, and let go of our over-abundance of resources so that there is enough for all God’s children.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “I wonder: What was John’s life like growing up, born for this specific purpose? It must have been a favorite story told to him by his parents from the time he was very little. How he was a miracle sent by God.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “I wonder: What was John’s life like growing up, born for this specific purpose? It must have been a favorite story told to him by his parents from the time he was very little. How he was a miracle sent by God.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “And so I see that we need to set a plumb line up so that our country is more balanced – not leaning too far to the left or too far to the right – because if a tower leans too far either way, eventually it will topple.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “Soon we will enter a New Year and Advent, a time of waiting for the coming Messiah, the birth of a child that will grow up as the Christ, and through his life will live the love of God, that we might live it too! There’s hope in that!”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “Hope is the green shoot that refuses to be hindered by the cement surrounding a crack in the pavement..”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “We bear one another’s burdens and we restore and are restored in a spirit of gentleness and love. But we also have to carry our own load and take responsibility for our actions against others.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “Hope is built into struggle. We do not struggle or wrestle with something unless we have the hope of change. Our text does not say why Jacob wrestled with this stranger it only says that he did, all night long, and he wasn’t going to let go until he received a blessing.”
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