Climate Change ‘We’ is the whole world now by Abby Mohaupt In September, the New York Times magazine released “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Solved Climate Change” by Nathaniel Rich. It’s 89 pages on climate change and what we could have done to stop it. It tackles the fossil fuel industry, environmental activism,… Read more »
October 31, 2018
Step by Step: Faithfully Seeking Climate Justice
Climate Change ‘We’ is the whole world now by Abby Mohaupt In September, the New York Times magazine released “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Solved Climate Change” by Nathaniel Rich. It’s 89 pages on climate change and what we could have done to stop it. It tackles the fossil fuel industry, environmental activism,… Read more »
No substitute for love A Revised Common Lectionary resource for November 4 by Magdalena I. García Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and… 
Are you a Sears or an Amazon? Churches need to adapt to a changing world by Richard Hong Christmas is coming! Even though I don’t know what I’ll be buying for the people on my list, I am pretty sure I know where I’ll be buying it: Amazon. Like many other people, I have… 
Take heart A Revised Common Lectionary resource for October 28 by Magdalena I. García Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’ – Mark 10:49 Read the full lectionary passage here A blind beggar sitting by the roadside… 
A gospel of surrender A Revised Common Lectionary resource for October 21 by Magdalena I. García ‘For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’ – Mark 10:45 Read the full lectionary passage here When we step on colleagues to climb up… 
Psalms: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Experiencing all of the emotions By Rebecca Lister A friends and I have been meeting regularly to pray, share, laugh and read. We decided to try reading the Psalms together, underlining certain verses or phrases that reach out to us, wondering at their sheer beauty and… 
Is Our Leadership Stuck on Chapter 5? … or are we stuck writing the same church story? By Graham Standish How are you at writing gripping stories? Are you like me? Do you get author envy when you read great stories? While reading certain authors such as C.S. Lewis,J.R.R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling I’ve… 
Presented To A girl and a Bible By Ken Rummer “Did you write this?” I glanced at the page. Squarish letters in black ink with variable width strokes. Just the kind I used to make with a chisel-end pen. Just the kind I inscribed on numerous baptismal certificates and wedding records over the years…. 
Timing Emails for More Opens Detailed data helps you improve By Richard Hong Most of us communicate with our congregations using mass emails. If you are using MailChimp, Constant Contact, or Vertical Response, you can track your “open rate” to see how many people are reading your email. Crafting a gorgeous, information-filled message is…