A Poem by Tina Stringfellow We gather together every week regularlyeven faithfully.Do I wait all week for this chanceto get together,to be taken care of,to have my problems addressed?Well, there are the … Read More
Christ the King Sunday Evidently I have not experienced enough cycles with the lectionary to know when the challenging passages come around. I thought Christ the King Sunday would have … Read More
Wherever the holidays are taking you this year — around the corner or to distant family and friends — we hope you can join us for worship this Advent and … Read More
A poem by Rody Rowe Audacious, yes? You dare to suggest a tryst a rendezvous? Eternity desires,to make love to me? Really?You know what people are asking? If“Hail, O favored … Read More
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If we are to be ready for whatever lies ahead, we must choose love this day. And we will need to keep choosing it when the way becomes unclear or difficult; when we are anxious and afraid; when we are harmed by others. We choose love as an article of faith and the most powerful response to any situation.… Read More
The gift of imagination begins with the child—the child within us still, and among us always. And if Brown is right, and I believe she is, then the church’s central task is an imaginative one, and we need the children. For childhood is an immersion in awe and wonder, isn’t it.… Read More
Fear and arrogance often go hand in hand. Arrogance can mask deep insecurity, the fear of losing, of not measuring up, of failure and shame. Fear can masquerade as bravado … Read More
Visions of Heaven: God’s Curveball Stories Recently I was sitting on a park bench on a sunny Saturday afternoon not far from here, and I was struck by a scene … Read More
Weeds and Wheat and Binaries Humanity has been categorizing things in opposing pairs ever since our earliest ancestors compared the sky during day and night. The first creation story in … Read More