Physically Isolated but Spiritually Connected Just One I began my ministry with the Mayfield congregation on May 1, 2013. In September 2013, I took a picture of this Monarch in the grass behind the parsonage. This was the only Monarch I saw that summer at 28405 Church Road. I have carried a copy of this […]
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11 May 25, 2020 Dear Mayfield Friends and Family, This letter comes to you with hopes of comfort and understanding on this Memorial Day […]
Dear Mayfield, Please continue to take good care in these days of pandemic. It is a long and challenging season. The link for tomorrow’s service, 5.24.20, is here. LINK You may have to tap the unmute icon at the top right hand corner of the Jupiter piece at the beginning of the service. Also, there […]
Socially Isolated but Spiritually Connected And Children Shall Lead And a little child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6) Dear Mayfield, One of my favorite prophetic lines is the one above from Isaiah 11:6. It is a verse we usually hear during Advent. Sometimes it is a little child who is leading; at other times it […]
Socially Isolated but Spiritually Connected Held In The Light Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, Rockford — Glowing For Grads Dear Mayfield, Between Monday May 11 and Thursday, June 11, on multiple nights each week, the Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens is honoring area high school and college graduates. Night after night from dusk until dawn the next […]
Dear Mayfield, The link for the 5.17.20 service is here 5.17.20 Easter 6. For Ubi Caritas, you may have to press the unmute symbol at the top right hand corner of the link to cue the sound. Again, this week at the beginning of the reflection text, there is a photo that you may want […]
Unity A contemporary art installation on an exposed sidewall of a residential building in the East Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. By breath, by blood, by body, by spirit, we are all one. (Sara Thomsen, contemporary US singer-songwriter) LINK All living creatures are sustained by this life-giving rhythm, and we are dependent on plants, trees, and […]
Socially Isolated but Spiritually Connected Balance Egrets on Captiva Island, Florida Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings. — Rumi Dear Mayfield, When I was a much younger pastor and theologian I found the concept of balance somewhat boring from a theological […]
Dear Mayfield, Here is the link for the 5.10.20 service. 5.10.20 Easter 5 If an ad comes up at the beginning of “You Shall Be Like a Garden,” the skip ad box at the bottom right should come up after a few seconds. Also, if you generally do not access the text link for the […]
Socially Isolated but Spiritually Connected Before Dear Mayfield, I was talking with a younger colleague the other day. She is in her 30’s. She and her husband are both working at home now with their four school-aged children, the oldest of whom is 13. She told me that she has overheard each of her children […]