Praying for those who labor

Labor Day weekend represents our last glimpse of summer and, of course, a day off of work for many of us on Monday! Let us not forget the purpose of Labor Day. Labor Day originated in the 19th century as the labor movement gained steam. It was made a national holiday...

Conversation Matters

“In moments of tension and high conflict every opportunity for helpful discourse is crucial. It is most unfortunate that Bishop Scott Jones has missed one of these rare opportunities in the case of Rev. Cynthia Meyer.” Visit Pastor David’s “Now...

Black and Blue

My heart is broken. The only words I have at the moment are those of Romans 8:26: “In the same way, the Spirit comes to help our weakness. We don’t know what we should pray, but the Spirit pleads our case with unexpressed groans.” While we may not have words, may we...

We will do better

We continue to mourn the horrendous shooting last Sunday in Orlando. Reflecting on that day, I’m aware that the words we choose matter. It was a terrorist act, both because it was done by a person who claimed a link to a terrorist organization and because the intent...