- The Slippery Fish of Truth
The Power of Honesty and Integrity for Unity and Respect by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge Whirrrrrrrr……………..sploosh! My bobber dived into the lake and more »
- Beaches, Bathtubs and Baptism
by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge Imagine yourself on the beach of Lake Michigan. The sand is a hot stove and squeaking beneath your shoes more »
- Abortion: Conception, Formation or Breath ?
Does the Bible have any insights to help us decide when groups of cells can become viewed as a baby or when they are just more »
- Naked on the Porch
There is a joke about how to tell if you live in a rural, suburban or urban neighborhood: If you stand naked on the more »
- Recycling People
In May of 2023, Kent County broke ground on the last cell available in our landfill. The new 6-acre section is the last of the more »
- Who Are You When No One is Watching?
I have never been on the “Dark Web.” The internet that we all typically use every day is the “Clear Web”, the websites that more »
- Feed us, O God
Prayers for the Hungry: Let us pray for those who hunger in this land: whose only kitchen is a soup kitchen; whose only food is more »
- Justice
What is Justice? On Thursday evening, December 4th 2015, the bells of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in San Bernadino, CA rang out 16 times. more »
- Baby Shower
Christmas Baby Shower Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge So, I have been invited to a Baby Shower! How nice. What a wonderful thing! –It is more »
- The Real Thanksgiving Turkeys
The Real Thanksgiving Turkeys . Thanksgiving Day, 2013. Ahh, Thanksgiving. The smell of the cooking turkey, the laughter of the kids. The blessed gift more »
- People Are Broken
People are broken. Some in big ways and some in little ways. The horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary this morning cracks open the facade more »
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