An Invitation to Dwell in our Belovedness

When Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Soon, the Beloved, with whom I am well...

The Light Shines in the Darkness

The shepherds saw the bright light of the angel chorus in the heavens, the magi followed the light of a star, and the prologue of the Gospel of John proclaims:  “In him was life,  and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness,...

Let us sit among the prophets

Part of my regular prayer practice is to give time to journal on specific verses or passages of Scripture that catch my attention during personal devotions. What has been surprising is that a majority of these have been in the Psalms, which I try and read in their...

Amazing Grace

Yesterday was an election night, focused mainly on narrowing the fields that will face off with one another on November’s elections. There was quite a crowd of supporters gathered outside the Cottrell home, anticipating a good outcome for Anne, who was running for...

Minding the Gap

Dear Grace Church, This week I had all the intention of writing about “Minding the Gap”. This is one of my favorite phrases from the underground transport system in London. It was required because over time though the rail guage sizes remained the same, the carriages...