youth group and hitler
I don’t have the energy or discipline required for 6-9th grade boys and girls. It is exhausting. But I love them, so every Wednesday night,…
Katie Z.
Ezra and Nehemiah… rewriting history
In my local emergent cohort, we have been reading Phyllis Tickle’s Prayer Is a Place: America’s Religious Landscape Observed. As this book has been in…
Narrowing our Focus
This week, we continue our journey with the Corinthians. As we learn together from their mistakes, we can overcome some of the roadblocks and realities…
my afternoon as a “telemarketer”
As our church is working on discerning their vision and mission, we have felt led to get some input from the community. We want to…
conflict is a reality
I have now been a part of my church community for three whole years. It is amazing how fast time has gone by and how…
The Winners, The Losers, and The Foolish
A young rabbi found a serious problem in his new congregation. During the Friday service, half the congregation stood for the prayers and half remained…
Potential Energy
I must admit that growing up, I was a bit of a science nerd. What can you expect from the girl who wanted to be…
a strange beauty… #reverb10
A few days ago, I happened to catch an interview with Simone Dinnerstein on NPR. She has come out with an album that is an…