Nicole's e-Pistle "Spiritual Practices" March 18, 2026 Greetings, Friends! This week, someone asked what my personal spiritual practices are. I love and fear this question at the same time, mostly because what I aspire to do and what I do in actuality are sometimes very different. In September, I attended a CREDO conference for [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Salvation From the Jews" March 11, 2026 Greetings, Friends! The Lunch Bunch has been reading a book by Amy-Jill Levine entitled The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings. So far, we have wrestled with passages that came straight from Jesus’ mouth in the gospels, such as [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Joy" March 4, 2026 Greetings, Friends! With all the viruses and cruddiness going around lately, I thought I would share a bit of joy with you all today. As you may know, I celebrated my birthday this past weekend with my family. We had a wonderful outing on Saturday to a little [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Ash Wednesday" February 18, 2026 Greetings, friends, and happy first day of Lent! Today is Ash Wednesday, the day on which we confess our sin and prepare to embark on a 40-day journey toward the cross. It is a day to remember that we have all sinned and fallen short of God’s [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Holy Wrestling" February 11, 2026 Greetings, Friends! You may have noticed a box on the table in the Commons this past Sunday with the sign, “Ask The Pastor” on the front. Each week, I will select a question from the ones you put in the slot. You can either choose a pre-written [...]
