Brenda’s Blog – Weekly Devotions, Reflections, and Prayer Practices
You are invited to experience renewal, invigoration, and transformation in your spiritual life as Brenda guides you through scripture, stories, reflections, practices, and prayers in her occasional blog. Brenda began blogging in 2016 as a way of sharing her passion for spiritual formation through words and guided prayer. The full library of her blog posts are here, and you can sign up to receive the occasional blog in your email.
For Whom are you Thankful?
This fall has been hectic! Every weekend I have traveled to various gigs for work. The joy of being present in community with so many people, even two of whom who flew halfway around the world from Singapore, is in every way heartwarming for my spirit! And yet, body,...
Hope Abounds
Hope can be filled with wishes. I wish that I could have a new car. I hope the car will be blue. That wishing hope is a fleeting hope. Sure, it would be nice, but it probably won’t happen anytime soon. Yet, the wishing hope may give us a dream of something that we...
A Treasure for Life
Who were the people that gifted you with the joy, formation, and knowledge of your faith? Faith, our love of God, is truly a treasure for life. It impacts how we engage others, care for the earth, and view ourselves. For me, my grandfather and mother were my first...
Surprise! A Blessing for Life
There I was on the ground! I had not intended to be on hands and knees. And yet, it happened in an instant. I was walking on the path one minute and staring at the grass the next. I stepped off the path, as I had done many times before, to let another pass. But that...
From Fear to Freedom
Moving houses, business, or family units is hard work! As an itinerant pastor, our family moved numerous times during the course of my church appointive years. The gift of those moves was experiencing faith and life with many diverse people. Yet, the hard work of...
Straight Talking Love
Life is messy! I am not just talking about when the ingredients for making homemade cookies from scratch with grandchildren get flour, sugar, and even raw eggs are scattered over the countertop. Life is messy with the human complexities of emotions, abilities, and our...