‘Sense of Place’: An Earth Day Sunday Resource
When Christians in the United States engage in spiritual practices that help us be more present to one another and our local watersheds, we make our ministries more relational and authentic.
Why I Stand with the LGBTQ Community
So I will walk toward my LGBTQ siblings singing: “Though none go with me, still I will follow” because I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back, no turning back.
Revival: A Liturgy for Repentance
We need an altar call that invites us into a third way and an aisle that leads us to the love of neighbor. We need a raised hand declaring the decision to live for good news that is good for all people.
The Power of Showing Up
But underneath all the labeling and naming and putting into groups are people. People with lives and loves and jobs to do. People with hopes and dreams.
#LentTogether: The Cost of Discipleship, in Community
As we reorient ourselves toward Christ in this season of Lent, we must remember that doing so tangibly and fundamentally means reorienting ourselves toward our neighbor.
Love Song for Liturgy
Liturgical, call-and-response prayer is powerful. It is often doing more than we realize in the moment.
Hate Crime or Not, We Belong to Each Other
It is not enough for us to remember the sacred humanity within each person — we must actively behave in a way that shows it.
The Pledge of Allegiance to Each Other
With neighbors and strangers alike, we can build a better nation that aspires for more than just idolatrous worship or greatness.
We Spend Lifetimes Striving to Give Love, Create Beauty and Find Peace. Why?
AUG 8, 2014 | BY: FRANK SCHAEFFER -- It was a bright September day, clear, cool and perfect. My wife Genie, my grandchildren Lucy...
In God's Trenches: A Devotional Exercise on Humility
MAY 27, 2014 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- Humility is the opposite of pride, arrogance, and egotism. Humility is mentioned around 100 times...