Abundant Mercy
Steph Wieand
Psalm 51 is a prayer of confession. And in my experience, we don’t emphasize confession a lot, but I think confession can be very fertile ground. Years ago, I encountered a form of prayer that I actually think might have changed my life. It was called a Welcome prayer. A simple form of the welcome […]
Enough Is Enough
Richard A. Kauffman
Our lives are shaped to a large degree by our desires. Desire isn’t the problem necessarily. Desiring the wrong thing or too much of a good thing is. Our desires can only ultimately be fulfilled in God, the God of the church, the world, the earth. Which brings us to worship, to God, to praise […]
In the Shadow of Your Wings I Sing for Joy
Billy Funk
The Psalmist for today’s scripture had a deep craving for God. One that is answered and gives comfort and fortitude. In our age of distraction the Psalmist can help remind us to allow for moments of Deep longing for God.
God’s Tenacious Solidarity
Richard A. Kauffman
Paul reminds us that the well-being of the earth and our well-being as humans living in this world are inextricably tied together. Both the world and we eagerly await our redemption at God’s final triumph. Meanwhile, God helps us in our weaknesses, and God even comes to the rescue when we don’t even know what […]
Loving God and Others
Marilyn Rudy-Froese
Guest Speaker Marilyn Rudy-Froese speaks on hospitality, the love of God and love of others. Marilyn was a pastor at Berkey from 2012 – 2017. She currently is a Church Leadership Minister for Mennonite Church Eastern Canada.
A Glimmer of Hope
Steph Wieand
We have all been there before- you know, sitting around, chatting with family and friends, and someone mentions a current event, something in the news, maybe a recent political update that isn’t too uplifting. Violence in Sudan; a mall shooting in Texas; wildfires, floods, and landslides; One comment leads to another and before you know […]
Rooted and Grounded, Known and Loved
Mark Schloneger
Pastor Mark shares about the sabbatical project and what that will mean both for him personally and for Berkey.
The Us and Them
Mark Schloneger
The story of Peter having the vision of clean and unclean animals and ultimately being led to Cornelius’ house. To Peter and other Jewish believers, God’s call for Israel to be holy was to be symbolized in the everyday acts of eating. However, through both his vision and subsequent witness of God pouring out the […]
The In Between
Steph Wieand
The eleven disciples went to Galilee. Eleven. I usually breeze past this part, but let’s slow down a bit. Imagine the state of this group. What had transpired the last few days was certainly close at heart for each of them. Even their group has changed. One of them is missing. And Jesus has been […]
Jesus Christ is Risen!
Billy Funk
In the desert of desolation, Resurrection sweeps us up in a roaring rain of life. He is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
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