Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Worship Associate Celia Barberena The experience of loss is one of the most challenging, and also universal of human realities. How can we come to terms with the inevitable losses we will face, the complicated feelings of grief we will encounter – and how can we find healing? If you would … Continue reading “Of Grief and Growth”

Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and Worship Associate Jon Czarnecki We know that the human body, mind and heart all have remarkable powers to heal after injury. Bones knit back together, fears calm, love blooms again. And yet, none of this is quick or easy. The process of healing requires patience, attention and often courage. This post-election … Continue reading  “Healing Is a Process”

Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Worship Associate Ray Krise Every week, when we extinguish our chalice toward the end of our worship service, we say, we strive to be “the hands of justice restoring a world worthy of our children.” But what do these words mean? Are we trying to return to some earlier, more innocent … Continue reading “Restoring a World Worthy of Our Children”