I Like You the Way You Are Galatians 2:11-21 In 1969, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood included a memorable scene in which Fred Rogers was resting his feet in a kiddie pool, and he invited Francois Clemmons, an African American actor playing the part of a police officer, to put his feet in as well. This act […]

What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel? Ephesians 4:25-27 In 1968, the Vietnam War was being fought; Bobby Kennedy had been shot. Mr. Rogers realized that children were aware of these events, but they had no place where it was safe to talk about these issues. We avoid those things we don’t […]

This pandemic has pulled the curtain on the of myth of independent living. We are beings created for community. How can we allow space to grieve what we have lost but still refocus and move forward? How is God calling us to fix our eyes on him and to partner with him in sharing hope […]

Linda Ryan COVID is a crisis that touches us all. So is racial injustice. As we work toward a cure for the virus, how might honest conversations begin to heal and wipe out racial injustice? Maybe the first thing we all need to agree on is the necessity of surrendering to God.

Vincent & Grace Hsu The current crisis has forced our lives into a “new normal.” Though some have found good things in the forced pause, change isn’t always welcome and can sometimes cause resentment. How does looking outside of ourselves and to the work and sacrifice of others change this perspective? How might we be […]

What have we learned during this unique time in history? How is our response to this current situation with COVID affected by our relationship with God?

A Pause to Love Speaker: Jeff Cinquemani God knew when he created us that we were never meant to be constant workers, or doers, or even creators. In a sense, the seventh day is ironic.  God does create something, even by not creating anything at all.  After six days of full-on production, he stops, and […]

Everything we’ve read and heard from the time we were small is now challenged by what we’ve been dubbing “The New Normal.”  How do we pick up the pieces and make sense of our lives when the pieces don’t seem to fit any longer?

During a time of crisis and pain, faith communities should be those places of refuge where we find our greatest strength and stability. These types of communities can provide warmth, acceptance, and belonging. However, at other times they can be the very thing that causes us to feel alone, lost, and sometimes even threatened or […]

Matters of Prayer Colossians 4:2-6 We are challenged to “devote” ourselves to prayer. Paul makes some prayer requests, too, and gives some counsel to live wisely. How much in our lives is affected by Jesus’ words, “You have not because you ask not?”