In honor of the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., our congregation’s worship services included listening to a reading from Dr. King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail. One of the key teachings from this letter is Dr. King’s insistence that we are all interconnected. Dr. King wrote, “whatever affects one directly, affects all […]
Release by Jennifer Stuart, MDiv, LICSW
John 13:35 “By this all will know that you are my disciples. If you have love for one another.” We humans are pretty darn good at making other people miserable. We scapegoat. We refuse to welcome the stranger for fear of losing our position in the order of things. We exclude, leave others out, and […]
Supporting Teens by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund
Today a teenager is wondering how they will make it through the day. They wake up feeling overwhelmed. They wake up thinking “I just can’t do this anymore.” According to the American Psychological Association, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 15 to 24. How will the Church hold the light of […]