Announcements Events Serve Give A peacemaking When I was younger, we would have a Memorial Day picnic celebrating my father’s birthday with friends of my parents. My mother’s baked chicken was the standout treat.  As I got older, I realized that Memorial Day was so much more– a time to take a sober look at war and its devastation while honoring the sacrifice of … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give An open letter to our High School Graduates: Grace and peace to you from the people of God who worship here at FPC Waunakee. We want to celebrate your graduation– this important "full of life" passage.  Your graduation is the culmination of all the effort that you have put into your life up until this … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give God wants a chance to change us The phrase “frozen chosen” comes from the fact that we Presbyterians know how to do stuff, how to organize and follow a process, but we generally do not take, make, or spend the time opening our hearts, our deeper selves to the wonder of the biblical story. The words in the Bible are not just words that someone wrote down … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Notes to ponder In 2008, I went on an 8-day Centering Prayer Retreat. During the retreat, Father Carl Arico gave a series of small talks.  Here are some of the notes that I took from that time.  I offer them for us to ponder as we journey immersed in these 50 great days of Easter. 1. Jesus is the … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give The story of "Mike" I sometimes reminisce about my time at Port Saint Vincent de Paul. When I do, the story of “Mike” bubbles up. Mike was not the usual homeless individual. Mike came to the Port due to a combination of his own obstinacy and the intentional neglect of others. A farmer well past his hay-baling years, Mike had foolishly taken in … [Read more...]