Prayer and the problem of evil
Tara W. Bulger reflects on her daughter’s difficult question about evil. What is the role of prayer when tragedy defies explanation?
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Trinity Sunday — May 31, 2026
Christ’s presence — not worldly force — empowers the church to make disciples, even amid doubt, writes Tara Bulger.
Order of worship — May 31, 2026
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A priestly kingdom and a holy nation (March 2, 2025)
Elders and deacons answer nearly the same ordination questions as ministers of Word and Sacrament. Tara Bulger reflects on what this reveals about church leadership.
Order of worship — January 26, 2025
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany — January 26, 2025
Tara W. Bulger explores Luke 4:14-21 and how Jesus' Spirit-led mission inspires justice, healing, and love.
Learning to bless God (January 19, 2025)
In learning about our blessings, we learn to bless God, writes Tara W. Bulger of Psalm 103.
Order of worship — July 7, 2024
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost — July 7, 2024
We are not called to be successful; we are called to be faithful. — Tara Bulger
Fifth Sunday of Easter — April 28, 2024
Who are the people who showed you the gospel? Each one of those relationships is the church, just like Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch are the church, writes Tara Bulger.
Order of worship — April 28, 2024
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The gifts we bring (January 28, 2024)
We are not our own; we belong to Christ. We are gifted by the Spirit so that we may be the church in the world, writes Tara Bulger.
Fear and faithfulness (January 21, 2024)
Sometimes in the face of fear, faithfulness looks like doing nothing, writes Tara Bulger.
Wisdom vs. self-help (January 14, 2024)
What is the difference between wisdom and self-help? Tara Bulger asks.
What does “faith” actually mean? (January 7, 2024)
"The author of Hebrews is not interested in an extended theological discussion of faith but would rather show examples of precisely what that means to build up the church and its faithfulness," writes Tara Bulger.
Order of worship — December 17, 2023
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Third Sunday of Advent — December 17, 2023
"This Advent, it may help to think of our faith communities as people who hold up mirrors to the world, reflecting the light of Christ we have found." — Tara W. Bulger
Authority and trust (August 27, 2023)
God has ultimate authority, but God's kingdom isn't fully complete. How do we live in the meantime, Tara W. Bulger wonders?
God loves Martin Luther King Jr. and Miley Cyrus the same (August 20, 2023)
Tara W. Bulger looks at 1 Corinthians 4 — how to deal with disagreements and the merciful equality of God's love.
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost — July 16, 2023
Tara W. Bulger reflects on how Christians are to deal with "people-ee" people.
Order of worship — July 16, 2023
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost — July 9, 2023
Looking at Romans 7:15-25, Tara W. Bulger reflects on God’s grace and the spiritual practice of self-examination.
Order of worship — July 9, 2023
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