Category Archives: Love

Courage For a Life of Love

Posted on 2016/05/18 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

These are flame shaped cookies that helped us celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, 50 days after the resurrection.  We celebrate the power of the Holy Spirit to change lives. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues … Continue reading →

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Hope for the Future

Posted on 2016/04/27 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Love one another, even as I have loved you.  [John 13:34] They will know you are Christians by your love. Sometimes, the best of life seems to be captured in our memories of the past, the Good Old Days.  The … Continue reading →

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We Are the Sheep of God’s Pasture

Posted on 2016/04/20 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I don’t really like to think of myself as a sheep because they are somewhat stupid animals and I have prided myself on being a good student during my academic career.  But the truth is that I can also be … Continue reading →

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Redirecting

Posted on 2016/04/13 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I am directionally challenged.  I get lost easily and even have trouble in knowing which way to turn when I get off elevators.  I am very grateful for the new technology that gives us mapping programs.  My phone uses these … Continue reading →

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Why do you wear a cross, if you do?

Posted on 2016/03/30 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

We have passed through Easter and heard the good news:  Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!   Death has been defeated!  The cross is empty which has gotten me thinking about crosses. My mother collected crosses and had several favorites … Continue reading →

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Pentecost Shows God’s Amazing Inclusivity

Posted on 2014/06/11 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

The Pentecost account in Acts chapter two shows how open and inclusive God is. So often, we want to define faith and community in a small way as our church or our denomination – or if we are being very … Continue reading →

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Whose Call Do You Answer?

Posted on 2014/05/14 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Sunday was Mother’s Day.  One of our members brought pink roses for everyone to honor our mothers.  It was also Good Shepherd Sunday (John 10:1-10.)  No one brought sheep but we talked about what it meant for us to listen … Continue reading →

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A Day of Hope

Posted on 2014/05/12 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

A week ago, a nephew married and my mind went back to the words of the Rt. Rev. Richard Chartes as he began the Royal wedding ceremony three years ago, calling the wedding day a Day of Hope, as every … Continue reading →

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The Light Gets In

Posted on 2014/05/06 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

After months of knitting, I aimed my finished sweater at the trashcan beneath sink. My Grandmother Sonja’s hand on my arm stopped me. “Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” (Leonard … Continue reading →

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Where Is the Light in Your Life?

Posted on 2014/05/04 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

  Do you recognize light and grace in your life even when bad things happen?  Every life is difficult and contains pain and suffering.  Gut every life is also infused with God’s light and grace. I do belong to a … Continue reading →

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