When I was a little kid we had an evangelist come to our church, and his focus was on children and music. He was fun and funny, And he liked…
It is Easter, when we celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. We are surrounded by all of these beautiful flowers. Not long ago these stems did not feed…
Friends of the Truth was our original name for the first 100 years, but what does that mean? Like Pilate did while questioning Jesus, we can all ask, “What is…
I really like the Bible stories of Jesus. I like using them as parables. But there is a problem with many of them because they are many times stories of…
Fifty-seven, almost fifty-eight years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. his influence is still felt dramatically in our world. While his dream has not become a reality, it…
The term “holding space” was first popularized by Heather Plett which she described holding space as “being willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on, without judging…
In Jesus’ parables and stories we tend to see ourselves as Jesus or the good person that makes good choices: we are the publican praying in the temple, the forgiven…
My daughter is finally getting out with friends again and messaged me a picture of an orchestra event she had recently attended. The caption just said, “Good energy,” which got…
Another week and another mass shooting with its own brand of phobia connected. We so very much need prophetic voices with clear expressions for love and unity and sturdy backbones…
“Take courage, Don’t be afraid.” But how do we use these times of turmoil to see Jesus walking towards us, because chaos is going to happen? How do we use…