Dear friends - Ever bared your soul to someone only to have a platitude tossed your way? "When God closes one door, another one opens."...

Dear friends - Yesterday was the official Feast of the Epiphany, that day when we celebrate the arrival of the Magi. It makes me want to...

Dear friends – One of our favorite practices at the end of the year in the Scholten household is to list all the things we’re grateful...

Dear friends - A little less than a year ago, you received a mailing with a shiny red star - your Epiphany star! My star was Rebuilding,...

Dear friends – “Is there anything more healing than an open door?” Our Sanctified Art series for Advent, “Close to Home,” asks this...

We are a brave face when we have to be strong. We are tears in the shower when grief roars its head. We are setting the table, but there...

Dear friends – For our staff devotion this week, Caryn brought a quote from Neal Maxwell: “ We should certainly count our blessings, but...

Dear friends – As we prepare our hearts for worship on Sunday – Christ the King Sunday, when we celebrate God’s reign over the earth in...

Dear friends – I wonder what images or stories come to mind when you think about More Than Enough. Do you think about abundance in your...

Dear friends – As we head into Stewardship season, I especially love our theme this year: More than Enough. Too often, we operate out of...

Dear friends – Ann Weems reflects in her poem, “I see your pain,” on how she longs to help another in their grief – to “banish it with...

Dear friends – There are more details below on times, but I’m excited about the Adult Ed class for this fall – “How Do We Love? Learning...

Dear friends - Autumn blessings! I have noticed the tree outside our living room window this year looks significantly different than last...

Dear friends – It’s a hopping month here at River Glen. Fresh off a great REV picnic on a picnic perfect night (next one is the 13th) and...

Dear friends, As we head into autumn, enjoy one of my favorite poems by Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese.” You do not have to be good. You do not...

Dear friends – I’m so proud of us as a congregation right now, especially your leadership. I have had multiple conversations the last few...

Dear friends – How many of us have thought: I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I...

Dear friends – Our Naperville community is trying something new. They tried to do this last year, but… pandemic. However, this year,...

Dear friends – This past Sunday we had another soul-feeding outdoor worship service full of God’s presence and beauty. Our theme was:...

Dear friends – This was a big week for our kiddos – back to school! Please keep the kids in your prayers as well as the teachers,...