Support for Every Leaning Side

Support for Every Leaning Side

Yes, the first priority of the church is worship, but the second, and the fruit of worship, is service. That’s where things get complicated: no church can meet all the needs in its community. What to do? The answer is partnerships! By finding common cause with...
Advent Gifts

Advent Gifts

In the birth narratives of the gospels, the really significant happenings occur not in the city square in broad daylight, but in the dark of night, in distant fields and unoccupied barns, and in private. It’s as though a present is being wrapped that will only be...
Sabbatical Reflections

Sabbatical Reflections

You work until the work is done, right? Common sense! Yet this is where the Protestant Work Ethic crashes into the ancient Judeo-Christian understanding of sabbath. Wayne Muller, author of the very recommendable Sabbath, reminds us that sabbath means stopping not when...

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