Jo Anne Taylor2 days ago1 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 5.20.2022We rejoice with the Confirmation Class of 2022 this Sunday: Matthew Friesen, Hazelee Hettver, Bryce Morton, and Travis Venenga. This...
Jo Anne TaylorMay 131 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 5.13.2022My sister's birthday is on the 13th of the month, so whenever her birthday falls on a Friday, we give her a hard time about being...
Jo Anne TaylorMay 61 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 5.6.2022This Sunday continues the Easter theme of hope in resurrection - how are you doing on your "21 Days of Hope"? I see some of you...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 221 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 4/22/2022It's still Easter! These fifty days let us grow deeper in faith and go further in mission. There is still time to sign up for the "21...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 162 minHoly Saturday - the Scent of MyrrhOne afternoon during Holy Week, I sat with a woman who had decided it was time to die. She told me stories of her childhood, of her...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 151 minGood FridayDark. Not dusk, no moon or stars, as on a clear night; No. This dark was thick, oppressively thick; All the goodness that ever existed...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 151 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 4/15/2022It's the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. There is snow on the ground, and the weather forecast for Easter Sunday looks more...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 142 minHe Knew - Maundy ThursdayRead Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; John 13:1-17. 31b-35 We may think of the Last Supper the way Leonardo da Vinci portrays it in his famous...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 132 minRocky Road - Wednesday of Holy WeekRead Psalm 70 and John 13:21-32 The farmer from North Dakota shook his head as he looked out the bus window. “I don’t think I’ve ever...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 122 minWe Would See JesusRead Psalm 71:1-14 and John 12:20-33 During the middle of the 20th century in America, churches across America posted John 12:20 in the...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 113 minA Pound of NardRead John 12:1-11 This was NOT a funeral dinner. It was supposed to be a funeral dinner. Martha had been working on it for days – but...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 101 minWelcome to Holy Week - Palm SundayRead Luke 19:29-44. Luke's gospel doesn't include waving palms or shouts of "Hosanna!" in the story of Christ's entry into Jerusalem. I...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 91 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 4/9/2022We are diving into Holy Week with a Palm Sunday Potluck celebration this week. I've heard lots of excitement around this event, and I...
Jo Anne TaylorApr 11 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 4/1/2022The robins have returned, Confirmation students are planning an Easter Egg hunt for the younger children, and our Unbinding conversations...
Jo Anne TaylorMar 111 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 3.11.2022From the Pastor's Desk ... If you are wondering what the United Methodist Church is doing to support Ukraine right now, Discipleship...
Jo Anne TaylorMar 42 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 3.3.22What a blessing it was to worship together for Ash Wednesday, led by the Confirmation Class of 2022! If you missed the service, you can...
Jo Anne TaylorFeb 251 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 2/25/2022This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday, when a handful of disciples see Jesus changed into glory. They don't know what to do with this...
Jo Anne TaylorFeb 181 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 2/18/2022We are still in the sixth chapter of Luke, as Jesus continues to teach "from a level plain." This week, Jesus moves from describing the...
Jo Anne TaylorFeb 111 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 2/11/2022Most people who grew up in the church are familiar with the Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in the gospel of...
Jo Anne TaylorFeb 41 minFrom the Pastor's Desk 2/4/2022When Jesus calls his first disciples, he finds them where are - fishermen plying their trade on Lake Gennesaret - and joins them in their...