by Rindy Trouteaud | Feb 2, 2025 | Blog, Reflection
I dread the drive north. So close to Christmas, I will encounter challenging road conditions, and although former Buffalonians never lose their mad snow driving skills, I do not want to put those skills to the test my last weekend of spiritual direction training. Two...
by Rindy Trouteaud | Feb 6, 2024 | People, Blog, Reflection
Rev. Vince Amlin, co-pastor of Bethany UCC, Chicago, and co-planter of Gilead Church Chicago, reflects… Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and...
by Rindy Trouteaud | Nov 28, 2023 | Reflection
It’s never been more clear how linked we are, and how our choices affect everyone else. It’s never been more clear how quickly the world is changing. How quickly we’re having to learn to dance with uncertainty, to be fully present, to bring out the best...
by Rindy Trouteaud | Sep 4, 2023 | Blog, Reflection
September 1st marked the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation… Pope Francis first instituted the September 1st World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in 2015, serving as a way to encourage the faithful around the world to pray for our common...
by Rindy Trouteaud | Aug 7, 2023 | Blog, Reflection
Christ Has No Body Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks with compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all...