The Hope of the World is Us
The President of the United States is currently weighing whether or not to withdraw our nation from the Paris climate accord. Political leaders within our country are…
Bible and Newspaper
Prophets and Politics
This was incredibly powerful. Preaching through the prophets this summer, I’m continually struck by the demands for justice that are mandated for ALL of…
I am NOT a prophet
In 1908, a mining disaster in Monogah, West Virginia claimed the lives of 361 men. 250 of those men were fathers and nearly one thousand…
Love, apologies, and prayer breakfasts
I sat in a room filled with hundreds of Christians and felt a little bit like an outsider. This was the second year I’ve attended…
A Spotlight and a Platform
Martin Shkreli, the man who raised prices on various life-saving drugs purely for profit, testified before Congress recently: What really struck me in this video,…
Hopes and Fears
Awaiting the Already. As church, we are exploring this book, written by a pastor who served here in Iowa. And he invites us to look…
Praying for Peace in Honor of our Veterans
This is my song, O God of all the nations, a song of peace for lands afar and mine; this is my home, the country…
J&MES: Faith & Action
This month in worship, we are going to be focusing on the book of James in the New Testament. It is all the way in…