Blog Fear not Words like “perfect love casts out fear,” however profound they may be, have never helped me when I felt fear.Doug BrouwerSeptember 29, 2023
Blog A 9/11 Commemoration A community – of many faiths and no faith – came together to remember, to offer support, and to find…Doug BrouwerSeptember 11, 2023
Blog The church is more than a building In that moment I realized that no one really understands what those words mean until the building you once called…Doug BrouwerApril 2, 2023
Blog What is an offering for? Most people have already given whatever they are going to give by the time they arrive for worship and are…Doug BrouwerMarch 26, 2023
Blog Finding My Voice The regrets I thought about were mostly not the result of things I said or did. What I regretted were…Doug BrouwerMarch 19, 2023
Blog My job is to love you and then to leave you The stories I hear as a pastor are different from the stories I hear as a new member at the…Doug BrouwerMarch 12, 2023
Blog The blessing of sermon feedback Mostly I would stand at the door after worship and listen and smile. I was always determined to become a…Doug BrouwerMarch 5, 2023
Blog What freedom is for Mandela knew his Bible, he studied it (along with much else during his imprisonment), and maybe this much, this insight,…Doug BrouwerJune 26, 2022
Blog The Right Time to Leave I’m one of those people who finds it nearly impossible to leave anything.Doug BrouwerJune 19, 2022