The chill has set in, the leaves are falling, the ground is saturated. It is autumn in all the best ways in Bellingham! Greetings! I often like to use these monthly Pulse articles to talk about a big idea or focus on something exciting going on in our church’s life together. This month, I want…
Presentation by Rev. Seth J. Thomas as a part of the Multi-Faith Network for Climate Justice’s “Celebrating Earth, Our Common Home” event at Lairmont Manor on September 24, 2019. Prayer of Confession O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, our brothers the animals to whom thou gavest the earth…
Pulse – October 2019 – Moving Boldly Ahead On October 5, I plan to run the Leavenworth Oktoberfest Half Marathon. This will be my second 13.1 mile race of the year, a goal I set back in January to complete two half marathons in 2019. In 2010, I ran the Leavenworth Oktoberfest Marathon. It is…
The people of God do many things in the world — serving, offering forgiveness, seeking reconciliation, spurring one another on in good deeds to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ’s love. From what do we draw to fuel this work? How do we know which direction to go? Where do we go to know God’s…
Pulse – June 2018 – Speaking Up “I wish I’d told them how I felt.” “I’ve been holding this inside me for so long.” “Excuse me,…” Words left unsaid and truth left unspoken — we struggle with this throughout our lives. Can recall a time when you wish you would have spoken up to someone…
Pulse – May 2018 – Where Love Abides “In our home, let love abide and bless all those, who come inside.” My parents gave Stacy and I a wall hanging with this welcoming message, when we moved into our home. They have this same placard posted in the entryway of their home, a reminder to…
Pulse – April 2018 – Easter A Foolish Message — He is Risen! It feels good to be foolish sometimes, doesn’t it? Sometimes you just need to get up in the morning and put your clothes on backwards. Or play a practical joke. Or do a wacky dance in public. We practice April Fool’s Day…