Wiser Lake Chapel

07/06/2026

Perfect weather last night for Chapel outdoor evening worship, singing, prayer and continued study of 1 Samuel with Pastor Nathan Chambers@, followed by an overflowing potluck.

07/06/2026

a thank you to those in the Chapel who share their blossom bounty each week with flowers for the pulpit

Master, how sereneAre all the hoursWe wasteIf, as we waste them,We place them in a vaseLike flowers. There are no sorrowsIn our livesNor joys either.Let us learn then,Innocent sages,Not to live lif…

04/05/2026

Easter 2026: He is Risen!

by Emily Gibson (from 2019) “Let Him easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us, be a crimson-cresseted east.”― Gerard Manley Hopkins The bright light of Easter morning can tend to dim over …

04/04/2026

Holy Saturday 2026: The Day In-Between

by Ben Gibson (from 2019) “Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to the decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arima…

04/03/2026

Good Friday 2026: From Creche to Cross

The whole of Christ’s life was a continual passion;others die martyrs, but Christ was born a martyr.He found a Golgotha, where he was crucified, even in Bethlehem, where he was born;for to his tend…

04/03/2026

Maundy Thursday- Foot Washing

by Emily Gibson sculpture by Max Greiner Being thorough, I remove a holey sockto view a diabetic man’s filthy feet.I use the time to complete our talkof what drove him to live on the streetas I won…

04/02/2026

Maundy Thursday - Come to Jesus

by Noa Lovegren (from 2023) I wrote this poem a little over a year ago, as I watched my grandmother slowly die. I had never seen death this close. The fear and agony of it all was much more shockin…

04/01/2026

Lent 2026: The Chosen One

by Nick Wonder (from 2019) And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Chr…

03/31/2026

Lent 2026: A High Priest

by Pastor Bert Hitchcock (from 2017) In most religions, including parts of Christianity, there are individuals who are separated from the common people and considered the holy ones; they are often …