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  • Climate Hospitality

    Last year, I gave a talk to a group of churches in Black Mountain, NC, a beautiful small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, right outside of Asheville. I shared with them that their region is generally...
    November 25, 2024
  • When Loss Meets Grace

    I sang in the junior church choir, I wore a white shirt and black slacks as the official uniform at Unity Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. If my mother did not secure a ride from a church deacon...
    November 22, 2024
  • The Thin Line of Privilege

    Recently, I shared about my experience of lack and abundance in two countries. This week, let’s look at a tale of two cities. My husband and I share our time between Canada and Zambia, where he...
    November 15, 2024
  • Justice Prayers - November 13, 2024

    He will stand tall in his shepherd-rule by God’s strength, centered in the majesty of God-Revealed. And the people will have a good and safe home, for the whole world will hold him in respect—...
    November 13, 2024
  • Beyond the Ramp: Redesigning Church for All

    In this episode Lindsay Wieland Capel, the Disability Consultant for Thrive, an agency of the CRCNA, joins us to explore the transformative work of accessible church ministry. We delve into the...
    November 13, 2024
  • The Just War Tradition and the Israeli/Hamas conflict

    Jesus did not teach that the brokenness that sometimes exists in the relationships between nations and between individuals should be solved by the use of violence. Luke 6:29 says "If anyone slaps you...
    November 11, 2024
  • A Prayer After an Election

    Lord and Creator of the cosmos, In whose hands the entire creation is held, Remind us again of your faithful care and sustaining love. Teach us again to look for signs of your reign in a troubling...
    November 8, 2024
  • Justice Prayers - November 6, 2024

    Gentle shepherd come and lead us For we need You to help us find our way In the day when our ears are bombarded by beckoning voices And our world is polluted with sound Lord, let us hear you - Gentle...
    November 6, 2024
  • The Latent Heat of Condensation

    It was the latent heat of condensation that really drew me to love all things weather and climate. This simple mathematical equation, detailing in numbers a process of precipitation and the cloud...
    November 4, 2024
  • A Prayer for Poll Workers

    God of all, we pray for poll workers, county clerks, and election officials. We pray that you will be with them as they raise their hand and pledge to honor the constitution. Give them a peace that...
    November 1, 2024