by RMK | Feb 2, 2017 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
When it comes to love, we all bring different expectations, assumptions, and desires. Of course we all want it. (Love is patient and kind.) We think we know what it means and how it should feel. (Love is a many splendored thing.) We have all lived through its ups and...
by RMK | Dec 2, 2016 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
Dear Ones, In the weeks ahead we will be plunging into darkness, the days getting shorter and shorter. The bleak dreariness of December seems particularly fitting to me this year. On top of the usual spectrum of blue Christmas feelings I know many of us...
by RMK | Nov 1, 2016 | Developmental Ministry, Minister's Moments, Peoples News
Dear Ones, Can you recall the best meal you ever had? I am willing to bet you ate it in good company: with a lover, your family, or perhaps your faith community? Eating meals together is a sacred activity. It connects us like no other ritual on the planet....
by RMK | Oct 1, 2016 | Developmental Ministry, Minister's Moments, Peoples News
There is a saying in Tibetan: “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.” No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. – The Dalai Lama Natural disasters, diseases, and losses of all kinds...
by RMK | Sep 1, 2016 | Developmental Ministry, Minister's Moments, Peoples News
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” – Maya Angelou At Peoples Church, we may not all believe the same, but our shared values burn at the core of our community: justice, equity and compassion, worth and...
by RMK | Aug 1, 2016 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
The time is finally here! Next week I will arrive in Cedar Rapids to serve Peoples Church as your Developmental Minister. As I sit here amongst full boxes preparing to move, I feel energized and truly blessed to have been invited to serve Peoples Church. I am so...
