2024 archive of Blog
May 19, 2024:
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 5/18/24
Holy Spirit You are welcome here; Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere. Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, to be overcome by Your presence, Lord.
In the first reading from the book of Acts, we hear how the early disciples were overcome ... Read More »
May 12, 2024: To be Inspired
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 5/11/24
I'd like to talk about inspiration. Who inspires you? What inspires you? Some of you were inspired by the Northern lights recently. Some are inspired by the Timberwolves’ great run in the playoffs. Some of you are inspired to go out a plant something [show a spade]
Tomorrow/today at 11:45am, you are all invited to go out to the new land for some inspiration. Some of you are inspired by the third phase, which will have a gym. Some of you are inspired by the big, beautiful church which occurs in the second phase. Some of you are inspired by the 24-hour chapel that we’ll have next year in this first ... Read More »
May 5, 2024: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 5/03/24
April 28, 2024: Tell the Truth
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/26/24
In Matthew 5:14 Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.” Right on, but sometimes we feel that we are not too bright [turn on lamp with a low-voltage bulb] I mean that literally and symbolically. And sometimes it feels that there is NO light at ... Read More »
April 21, 2024: Boundaries
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/20/24
I need some kids to come up and help me with the homily. [I invite kids to hold the large rope which creates a loop/fence around me]. Ok, pretend I am a sheep [I put on a sheep hat]. Kids, you are creating a fence that keeps me ... Read More »
April 14, 2024: It's a Puzzle...
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/12/24
You know, life can be like a puzzle [show a puzzle piece]. We have all these pieces in our lives that somehow must fit together, but it’s hard to figure it all out.
Sometimes the pieces fit perfectly, and life goes smoothly. At other times, we ... Read More »
April 7, 2024: Second Sunday of Easter
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/12/24
Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024: Easter Magic
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/30/24
[Invite kids to come and sit in sanctuary] Do you believe in magic? Watch this . . . [Demonstrate the cloth that turns colors] Now, to many people Jesus dying on the cross and rising three days later seems like a bit of magic. A cloth changing colors ... Read More »
Good Friday, March 29, 2024: Forgiveness at the Cross
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/29/24
All of us have been wounded. No one gets through life with their hearts fully intact. Some wounds are small, some are huge (traumatic). We all share this in common . . . that we have all been treated unfairly, violated, hurt, ignored, not properly honored, taken for ... Read More »
Holy Thursday, March 28: Be Honest
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/28/24
I want to talk about something that was not in the readings tonight, but something that occurred after Jesus celebrated his last meal with the disciples. That is, his time in the Garden of Gethsemane. Now, that garden still exists in Jerusalem. I’ve been there quite a few times.
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