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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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Afraid of the Good People in the Church & in the Bible?

Posted on 2014/07/24 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Genesis 28:10-19a 10Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran. 11He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head … 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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Come Celebrate with Us

Posted on 2014/05/26 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

With thanks to Walt Whitman We celebrate. With cake and ice cream, prayers and songs, poems and dances, With eulogies, stories, and photos, We celebrate our lives, our past, and our future. We celebrate. With hummingbirds sipping from the salvia, … 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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Living Fully

Posted on 2014/04/27 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Forgiveness and peace (shalom) are a huge part of the Christian life. Jesus calls us to forgive over and over again. Imagine that each of us is given a bag when we enter the world. For each thing that we … Continue reading →

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The Week of Hope

Posted on 2013/12/10 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

The first week of Advent began in 2013 on Sunday, December 1.  We lit the candle of hope and read words from the Prophet Isaiah. Isaiah 2:1-5 1The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2   In … Continue reading →

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