The Candles of Advent

by | Dec 19, 2016 | Reflections

They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. Luke 2:9b-10 Asbury celebrates the four Sundays before Christmas by lighting one candle for each Sunday that signifies our...

Civil Disobedience Workshop by Democracy Spring

by | Oct 1, 2016

This workshop is sponsored and led by a movement called Democracy Spring, which was created to get money out of politics through organized nonviolent civil-disobedience. This group is interested in getting their movement off the ground here in Michigan and if...

Love the One You’re With

by | Aug 11, 2016 | Reflections

I read a reflection written by Mandy Hackland a writer living in Johannesburgh, South Africa, this morning. Her reflection was on the text in Luke 12 where Jesus says: “Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people...