Author: Lisa Hansen

Lisa is an ordained minister in The Reformed Church in America. She currently works as a chaplain in the San Antonio, TX area. She is the proud mother of a chef and the obliging servant to his cats, Chelsea and Princess. Lisa loves all things worship, and enjoys the singing in a church choir, ringing bells, writing liturgies, and the opportunity to preach in various pulpits, . She is new to bike riding, enjoys musicals, movies, and off-beat theatrical productions. In her spare time, Lisa can be seen riding the biggest, baddest roller-coasters in south Texas!

One Heart and One Soul

Acts 4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. (NRSV)   Today, I went to a chapel service.  I’m traveling, and could have easily attended church anywhere in the city, but […]

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Hard Hearts

  Today’s post is from the Rev. Brad Kautz .  Brad Kautz is the pastor of the Jicarilla Apache Reformed Church, a ministry of the RCA in Dulce, NM, on the reservation of the Jicarilla Apache Nation. He serves there with his wife Robin, and children Kat, Xander and Junior. Brad and Robin also have four adult […]

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No Brainer –

Today’s post is from the Rev. Brad Kautz .  Brad Kautz is the pastor of the Jicarilla Apache Reformed Church, a ministry of the RCA in Dulce, NM, on the reservation of the Jicarilla Apache Nation. He serves there with his wife Robin, and children Kat, Xander and Junior. Brad and Robin also have four adult children […]

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Peace and Justice

Belhar Confession We believe that God has revealed himself as the one who wishes to bring about justice and true peace among people; that God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the poor and the wronged; In a month, I have a trip […]

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Love

John 3:16-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved […]

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Joy

10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.  (John 15:10-11 (NRSV))   Joy has not been my companion […]

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Romans 15:12-14 (NRSV) 12 and again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope.” 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. […]

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Isaiah 2:3-5  (NRSV) 3     Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from […]

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Silence

I have remained silent over all that has transpired in the news over the past week.  And, I will continue to remain silent concerning my opinion on politics and American culture.  I will share that the hearings last week stirred up a lot of personal pain around experiences that I had thought were deeply and […]

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Thank You for Your Service

  A quick note to catch up on my disappearance over the past couple of months.  In May and June, I traveled extensively.  I am back home and have finally caught up at work and home.  I will return to my reflections on the Peace and Justice Memorial, but recently, I have been thinking about […]

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