Monday afternoon: In-Care and more
Yesterday was a strange day indeed. I’ve already written about my feelings during the morning committee deliberations. I continued to be bothered by the implications of that throughout the afternoon […]
Yesterday was a strange day indeed. I’ve already written about my feelings during the morning committee deliberations. I continued to be bothered by the implications of that throughout the afternoon […]
I need to write about the rest of today, but I am too tired. I may not get a chance to early in the morning, as I have to pack […]
Okay, it really bothered me. Here’s the background. The UCC is currently governed by four independent boards. There has been a multi-year effort to consolidate into one board, and the […]
The afternoon was filled with meaningful worship, as the Rev. John Thomas preached his final Synod sermon as our General Minister and President. He talked, among other things, about realizing […]
Last year when the national media coverage of Jeremiah Wright and Trinity UCC erupted, the church’s national setting called for “Sacred Conversations on Race.” They created a website, published materials, […]
After lunch yesterday I walked across the Grand River to the park on the other side where the Synod was flying “God is Still Speaking” kites. Then I visited the […]
I’m up early for the Kansas-Oklahoma Caucus meeting. But what a day yesterday was. It began with morning prayers, filled with energizing music, and a speech by Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer-prize-winning […]
At the luncheon I sat with Scott Gove, who is a member of Community of Hope in Tulsa and a young man planning on going into ministry. Scott is full […]
The morning began for me with a little reading before heading downstairs, where I ran into Rev. Sam Askew and Nancy Wolfe, both K-O folk. Nancy is currently VP of […]
Tonight I had dinner, one-on-one, with Rev. Bill Johnson, who was the first openly gay man to be ordained by a denomination in the United States. Bill was ordained in […]