Sheep, Pennies, and People of Disrepute (Luke 15) Jennifer Hosler Some of you might know that there exists a satirical newspaper called The Onion. Like all satire, it uses irony, sarcasm, and twists on current events to shed light on everyday absurdities, politicians’ shortcomings, or to make us think about human situations that we…
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Barns, Birds, and Urban Homesteading
Barns, Birds, and Urban Homesteading – August 4, 2013 Luke 12:13-24 Jennifer Hosler When we consider the denominational tagline of the Church of the Brethren, “Continuing the work of Jesus: Peacefully. Simply. Together”, we see that “simple living” is, apparently, an important part of who we are. But since we moved away from plain…
Sowing Seeds of Healing, Reaping a Harvest of Reconciliation
“Sowing Seeds of Healing, Reaping a Harvest of Reconciliation” – 2 Kings 5 Jennifer Hosler Thursday evening, we arrived back from a week of traveling. Nate and I were both delighted to see how our garden had burst forth and was starting to bear fruit. As many of you have heard or seen, we spent…
