October 2025

There are some topics we avoid. Somewhere along the way we became hesitant or hurt and it became tough to talk about it.

Money can be that way. It can be a tense topic if we’ve struggled with debt, can’t cover bills, or lose track of limits.

And yet it’s a topic that keeps coming up in the Bible. We learn about being stewards of what has been entrusted to us. We learn about giving a portion of what we earn. We learn about God’s generous way of welcoming all and our chance to not only receive the welcome but to then be generous and welcoming to one another.

The Bible brings us into God’s story, and if we’re willing, that story will shape our own. That story will help us to approach tough topics we might rather avoid.

And with God’s help and guiding presence:

We look back and Remember how God has been with us, providing, upholding, loving all along the way.

We gather courage to Release our hesitancy and our hurt and all that keeps us from living freely in God’s grace.

We Reimagine the topics we’ve avoided and create space for new understanding, new direction, and new commitments.

We let God Restore hope in us so that we become determined to heal broken relationships, widen God’s table, and together witness how God is able to accomplish far more than we could ever ask or imagine.

In gratitude and joy,

Tom