Canning as Spiritual Practice
By Rev. Kristen Levens While the calendar doesn’t show it yet, we in the southern US are in summer…
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If Jesus were a Samurai
By Rune Marie Nielsen Content note: This piece contains mention of suicide and violent crime. Picture Jesus. Now imagine…
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Ten Memoirs By Faithful Women
By Rev. Courtney Young When I was compiling the list of books for my “10 Books to Read in…
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Re-membering
By Rev. Dr. Michelle Bodle “What or who are your grieving and how has it affected you?” The questions…
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Ethics of Technology
By Rev. Dr. Michelle Bodle AI and ministry. The topic has been discussed in articles and podcasts. Pastors in my…
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When We Don’t Feel Alive: A Prayer of the People
By Rune Marie Nielsen Leader: Friends, we come together in chaotic times, holding out hope for resurrection. Just as…
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Book Review: God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us by the Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail
By Alison VanBuskirk Philip With a title that carries the simple resonance of a Taylor Swift lyric, God Didn’t…
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Thanksgiving as a Gift to Save Us
By Cat Connolly A few weeks ago the church youth group invited me to be their guest speaker. The…
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“Thursdays in Black” in Lent
By Lydia Posselt Content warning: sexual violence and sexual harassment It’s Thursday morning, and I look in my closet…
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Ashes to Ashes – Rev. Julia Burkley
By Rev. Julia Burkley We gathered to celebrate my grandmother’s life this Ash Wednesday. Marked with the cross smudged…