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Empowered Witness: The Road to Damascus

We will find ourselves next week on the road to Damascus in the Book of Acts. Saul is breathing threats against the...
Katie Mueller
April 12, 2026
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Empowered Witness: Breath that Repairs

The doors were locked.  That’s where we find the disciples in our Gospel text this week. They are huddled, afraid,...
Katie Mueller
April 5, 2026
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Empowered by the Resurrection: Go and Tell

There’s something about this time of year. The light lingers a little longer, the ground softens, and the air...
Katie Mueller
March 29, 2026
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Unbound: Stories of Liberation and Letting Go

One of my favorite authors is Robin Wall Kimmerer. Her well-known book I commend to you all, Braiding...
Katie Mueller
March 22, 2026
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Unbound by Violence: Stories of Liberation and Letting Go

It’s easy to feel the world pressing in. Headlines speak of rising violence and the ways fear and power are used to...
Katie Mueller
March 15, 2026
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Unbound by Silence: Stories of Liberation and Letting Go

Jesus stands before Pilate. He is bound, but he speaks plainly.  “My kingdom is not from this world.” “For this I...
Katie Mueller
March 8, 2026
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Unbound from Shame: Stories of Liberation and Letting Go

It is early spring in Crystal Lake. The ground is soft, muddy, and not yet blooming. We are in that in-between...
Katie Mueller
March 1, 2026
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Unbound to Serve: Stories of Liberation and Letting

As the trees are still bare and spring begins to creep in, it can feel like the world itself is holding its...
Katie Mueller
February 22, 2026
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Unbound by Fear: Stories of Liberation and Letting Go

As we turn toward Lent, we begin a new seasonal theme together: Unbound: Stories of Liberation and Letting Go. This...
Katie Mueller
February 15, 2026
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Revealing the Way: Faith with Direction

The days are short. The sky is often gray. We move quickly from cars to buildings,  eyes down, shoulders up,...
February 8, 2026

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