Why suffering?

What is the reason for your suffering? I don’t know. It’s dangerous to want to know “why” when it comes to suffering. You’re not God, His ways are not your ways, and actually, you don’t have a right to demand …

trust God in suffering

There is a lot of suffering going around these days. Shootings, hurricanes and floods, divorce, suicide, and loss are rampant. I’m sure you’re suffering in some way today as well. Take heart: suffering is your last chance to trust in …

God’s justice

“He has a bigger piece of pie! She got more cookies than me! He knocked down my blocks! She took my doll!” Children understand justice, and so does the world. The new is ripe with stories of economic justice, racial …

living water

Are you thirsty today? What are you thirsty for? We get thirsty for a physical drink (a cold glass of lemonade on a hot day) and that certainly tastes good and fills you up, but it doesn’t last. You’re going …

parents and children

Let me tell you about my amazing daughter. “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!” I could tell you the same about my son as well. Does this …

Sunday August 18

A reminder we will have church at American Creek (or UCC if poor weather ) on Sunday 10:00 as part of American Island Days.

Also, we will have prayer and singing and short word on Sunday night at the
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a God of wrath

As we prepare for a new school year to begin, a new law in South Dakota says that all public schools must display our national motto, “In God we trust.” This makes me ask a question: which god are we

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when tragedy strikes

Unsettling tragedy has struck. How do you deal with it? What do you do when the shock of tragedy strikes and disorients you? Your head is spinning, your legs are cut out from under you, you are a mouse in …