Christmas Eve at Salt House 2018. Pastor Sara delivers a message of hope and encouragement during these darkest days of the year. God is with us - even here!
THE ROAD LESS TAKEN
December 23, 2018 • Liz Colver
Liz Colver is a Deaconess in the ELCA. She and her family are part of at Salt House community. As a Deaconess, Liz's call to be a teacher and agitator in the church brings fresh life to this story and song of Mary -- and it is truly good news!
BARREN PLACES
December 16, 2018 • Sara Wolbrecht
Our Advent series, DETOUR: When Life Gets in the Way, leads us into the detours both Elizabeth and Mary faced in the months leading up to Jesus' birth (Luke 1). Like these two women, what can we hope for and anticipate in our own detour times?
ANNEMARIE'S STORY
December 9, 2018 • Annemarie Russell
It is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Today we hear from Annemarie Russell as she shares her and her family's story -- their detour -- of becoming Matthew's adoptive family. Just as Joseph and Mary had to recognize the alternate route their lives would take with the birth of Jesus, we are invited to consider how our families reshape our paths, and even our very concept of family.
ROADWORK
December 2, 2018 • Sara Wolbrecht
Advent, the four darkest weeks of the year leading up to Christmas, is a time for slowing down and paying attention. Yet – the expectations we feel to shop, party, cook, and eat – clutter our days - often leaving us scattered, stressed and short wicked.
Each year, we mark our experience of the season around a particular theme. This year, our theme is DETOUR: When Life Gets in The Way. The story of Jesus’ birth, God’s love coming to us in the flesh, is not a story with a simple interpretation. In fact, the entire story is divergent from what was expected, not only at that time in history, but also today. What does it mean for us to embrace the alternate routes on which we’re lead, especially when our personal, cultural, and religious expectations are telling us another thing? This season, join the journey of Advent and embrace the detour.
