Housebreaking Ageism in the Church
Housebreaking Ageism in the Church | By the Rev. Paul Graves
A few months ago, I invited us to consider naming the unidentified elephants that...
Confessions of a first-year seminarian
Musings & Younger Perspectives:
Confessions of a first-year seminarian
By Bailey Brawner
During my first “Introduction to Christian Traditions” class, our professor began asking us questions, as...
Commentary: The Pastor as Prude
2013 Academy Awards host Seth McFarlane. Photo courtesy of Disney ABD Television Group; Creative Commons License.
Commentary by Rev. Melvin Woodworth*
I don’t think I’m unduly...
While answering a call…can you GO HOME AGAIN?
By Bailey Brawner, Elizabeth Hurd, and Maggie Ward
Bailey Brawner, Elizabeth Hurd, and Maggie Ward are all M.Div students at Boston University School of Theology....
What if we’re making the wrong decisions?
By the Rev. Alissa Bertsch Johnson | Photo by Kathy Sawtells, cover illustration courtesy of Wikipedia
On Oct. 22, while preaching on Moses leading the...
Commentary: Reflections on a Strange Silence
Reflections on a Strange Silence
By the Rev. Vince Hart
About 25 years ago I submitted a paper at the Portland hearing of the UMC Committee...
An Impossible Calling
By Rev. Meredith Gudger-Raines
In the last days of the 2016 election, I escaped into the new Netflix series The Crown. Mid-century glamour, British accents and...
Undocumented, low-income residents in Ellensburg receive JFON support
By Pastor Jen Stuart | Photos by Rob Fraser
It all started with Shady Acres Mobile Home Park.
Although we have a Hispanic Apostolica congregation that...
When the holidays are more bitter than sweet
Commentary by Patrick Scriven
Wise ministry leaders are often cautious on holidays like Mothers Day. In any given congregation there is likely someone who has...
What are we called to do? What’s next?
By Amory Peck | Photo by the Rev. David V. Valera
I spent several days thinking and praying about the latest edition of Channels. During...
