by, Karen Schoeppach Something is missing. At least, it is getting hard to find these days. Kindness and consideration are getting lost. Oh, I know we are sending help to refugees and victims of disasters. We spotlight those who start movements and rally people around a cause. It’s the little things. Picking up the paper that fell next to the wastebasket. Offering to help when someone has their hands full. Smiling first. Not complaining to the cashier that the store is chargi

Devotional by Heather Heidtman I wear a lot of different hats when I'm here at church. Most of the time I'm the Church Treasurer, but like so many of you, I put on my volunteer hat as a Bell Choir member, a Christian Education helper, and at this very moment, a devotional writer. As the church geared up for VBS this last week, I spent far more time with my volunteer hat on and much less time on my normal treasurer duties (don't worry, I still paid all our bills on time!). I g

by, Karen Schoeppach It will soon be Father’s Day, and so my thoughts turn to all the fathers, dads, daddies, papas, and the other names by which we may call that person. My sisters and I used “Daddy” the most and sometimes “Dad”. Who the person is who fills the role and what they are called doesn’t matter. It is who they are to us and what they do that is most important. Dear God, Father, or Abba: We pray for the people who fill that place in our lives. Family member, friend

Devotion by Bonnie Marsh Several decades ago, during an innocent and naïve passage in my life, my best friend at the time asked to meet in private for several hours. She needed to share something deeply important. I agreed, and we went for a long remote walk. It took her over an hour to finally bring forward the source of her anxiety and turmoil, but before she did, she repeatedly impressed that if I were to tell anyone the information she was to reveal, she would deny it,