Covenant Circles – February 2012

This month’s themed ministry is all about Love. These three poems come from Daniel Ladinsky’s brilliant book, “Love Poems from God.”

THE SUN NEVER SAYS

Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth,

“You owe me.”

Look what happens with a love like that—

it lights the whole world.

Persian poet . . . → Read More: Covenant Circles – February 2012

Welcome to a World of Unconditional Love

I became a dog person recently. This is a major life change for me. I spent most of my life, up through early adulthood, being wary of, if not downright terrified of dogs (an unfortunate schoolyard encounter at the age of five between a beagle’s jaw and my own posterior is to blame for this . . . → Read More: Welcome to a World of Unconditional Love

You are Lovable, You are Loved

Ah, love. So much has been expressed about this one word and I am certain that whatever I come up with has already been written sung, or expressed in some way or another.

But I will share a personal story about love.

I have a friend, Carl, who is no longer living, but is . . . → Read More: You are Lovable, You are Loved

A Small Change

This month I’m going to discuss a small change in how we’re dealing with financial planning at the church this year. It’s a simple change but going over it also offers me the opportunity to explain a bit about how finances are managed.

Three years ago, before I joined the Board, I would have . . . → Read More: A Small Change

Regulation, Public Safety, and the Pit Rule

“The Pit Rule”, Sunday forum presented by Don Neeper on January 29, 2012. The regulatory process, intended to promote justice and public safety, establishes social controls and burdens varying from speed limits to banking practice. In the last primary election, every gubernatorial candidate on one ballot promised repeatedly to repeal New Mexico’s “pit rule,” which . . . → Read More: Regulation, Public Safety, and the Pit Rule