Dear friends – It’s ok not to be ok. That’s the motto Jonny Boucher, founder of Sip of Hope, a coffee roaster in Chicago that promotes...

“What Can I Say” by Mary Oliver, in honor of Earth Day on 4/22: What can I say that I have not said before? So I’ll say it again. The...

Dear friends – The most beautiful thing happened on Sunday – in the middle of the Pastor Barbara’s sermon, those of us gathered in the...

Dear friends – Parallel to Earth Day celebrations on April 22, we are having Earth Stewardship Sunday on April 25. River Glen has earth...

Dear friends – What a weird year. Around this time last year, we had hoped to be back in worship at Easter – like a few weeks later in...

Dear friends – After an amazing team effort, we hope to be able to live stream worship by the end of the month. If everything continues...

Dear friends – Today I’m giving special thanks for our parish associates at River Glen. You may not realize this but both Pastor Barbara...

Dear friends – Several years ago, on a family trip to Alaska, we visited the Kenai Peninsula. My parents and brother had been there a...

Dear friends – Lent is typically a time where we specifically choose practices that remind us of our mortality, that narrow our usual...

Dear friends – In the next few days, those of you on our active mailing list should receive a card from River Glen. Please keep this...

Dear friends – What’s your favorite snapshot at River Glen from 2020? Is it an outdoor event? A porch drop conversation? One of my recent...

Dear friends – I’m excited about our annual meeting coming up on February 7 (more details in our e-news). While the technical reason for...

Dear friends - Like many of you, I watched the Inauguration on Wednesday (vacation time, which I was on, blissfully adds space for such...

Dear friends – We have been trying to more faithfully respond to racism and discern more fully how we can participate in dismantling a...

Dear friends – Presbyterian pastor, the Rev. Sarah Illif McGill, who is a consultant for Children & Worship, posted recently on talking...

Dear friends – This coming Wednesday is the official day of Epiphany (January 6), so it’s fitting that we, like the wise men, embark on a...

Merry Christmas everyone! May this first day of Christmastide be filled with the warmth and love of Jesus as we celebrate his holy birth....

Joys and Concerns at Christmas Dear friends – I’ll confess that in July and August, I couldn’t even begin to start thinking about what it...

Dear friends – The staff spent some time reflecting on our theme for Advent – Those Who Dream. What does it mean to dream? What does it...

Dear friends – One of the hard and beautiful things about faith is that the Spirit arrives unexpectedly. It’s beautiful when we...