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,...

Dear friends – We are continuing our theme of flexibility. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who was a leader in very turbulent times in...

Dear friends – If you haven’t noticed, I’m an extrovert, so I love an excuse for a social gathering. In the dark days of the winter and...

Dear friends – We had a very big Session meeting on Tuesday evening. One half involved ridiculous amounts of laughter and camaraderie as...

Dear Friends – Imagine finishing a marathon. You’ve been running, possibly for multiple hours. You’ve breathed through some pains along...

Dear friends – Our question for the next two weeks in our, “I’ve been meaning to ask you” series is: Where does it hurt? The Rev. Sarah...

Dear friends – For the quirky movie fans out there, you may remember, You, Me and DuPree. Matt Dillon and Owen Wilson, who play best...

Here If You Need Me By the Rev. Sarah Are I got the call and almost rushed right over. I wanted to hold your hand and tell you it would...

Dear friends – You are God’s chosen beloved, so dress yourselves with compassion and kindness, humility and meekness. Bear with one...

Dear friends – Whatcha reading this summer? Here are a few books that have caught my eye lately that I thought you might especially...

Ooooh, friends of River Glen – we had fun on Sunday! In intergenerational Sunday school on the lawn at 9:30, we gathered for some...

Dear friends – Many of our students have completed what is likely the weirdest (and maybe most challenging) school year of their lives....

Dear friends – Presbyterians Today has a column on Exploring Spiritual Practices. This month’s struck me as especially beautiful: Forest...

Dear friends – It’s a new day! We’ve spent some time with family, hugged a few vaccinated friends, planned a trip!! Sunday is Pentecost,...

Shift, shift, shift. That’s the image I borrowed from the Rev. Lesley Weir who preached at the February 2020 Presbytery meeting about...