by Space Welch | Sep 21, 2022 | Celebration and Wonder, Community and Discipleship, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I stood on the outside of my soap table, crying out for God’s mercy with a friend, who had come to my booth for refuge from the turmoil in her soul. She, among many others, had just witnessed the unmistakable sound of a massive car accident just outside the Paw...
by Space Welch | Aug 8, 2022 | Celebration and Wonder, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Many of you may not know it, but I sometimes struggle with depression. I have learned, over the course of a lifetime, and a quarter-century of being led by the Holy Spirit, how to fight it, but also how to spot the warning flares in the road. One flaming torch of...
by Space Welch | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are two things I want to tell you about this picture… The first is that this is my pastor, and this is a perfect picture of why we love him so much. I was just about to teach these same kids about ]Jesus doing the same thing. He got on their level and...
by Space Welch | Jun 10, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings
I think a lot about practicing who I want to become. You can see it on elderly faces… the deeply etched lines of complaining or gratitude. The naturally formed smile, practiced over decades of a life. But it’s not only smiling or frowning, complaining or...
by Space Welch | May 31, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Did you know Joseph was sold for less than the redemption price of a slave (Exodus 21:32)? (For the record, Jesus was sold for the exact price of a dead slave.). Not only was he sold for two-thirds the price of a dead slave… He was sold by his own brothers! He...
