Lent could slip onto the calendar unnoticed
Thank God we are not digging out of 20″ of snow! Lent is all-too-often welcomed onto the calendar with a wet blizzard. Not long ago, that is just what happened. …
Tomorrow is John R. Mott Day: Hug someone who isn’t like you.
Tomorrow is John R. Mott Day. He died on January 31, 1955 after a long life of proclamation, pioneering, and peacemaking. He is one of the members of our church …
Jenna in the shadows
I am privileged to meet with ALL the congregations on Sundays. Last Sunday, I was speaking at Frankford Ave. It was lively! I even liked “All I Want for Christmas …
Joshua in Transition
We call it transition—that space when you’re moving between this mode and another: job, divorce, gender, location. Now Joshua Grace, one of our pastors, is moving into a transition—and many …
I want an empty tomb necklace
I have often wondered why I ended up wearing a cross. I ceremoniously and gratefully drape myself with it every day. Why didn’t we Jesus-followers come up with a cool …