by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Jun 16, 2024
Let’s start with a pop quiz – what do you remember of the sermon series we’re doing. What the Great Ends we’ve discussed? F-1.0304 The Great Ends of the Church the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture,...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Mar 17, 2024
Some days when ministry is hard and progress seems slow, I daydream about what non-congregational jobs I might enjoy. This light-hearted escapism is mostly just a coping mechanism, but here are some of the things on my list: open a shave ice stand on the south side...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Feb 18, 2024
As a high school English teacher, most of my days could be a bit unpredictable: with 30 teenaged variables in one room, one cannot always expect consistent results or responses to any given topic. With one exception, which always went something like this: “Alright,...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Dec 24, 2023
We are all familiar with the preciousness of bedtime rituals – we read and sing to children and tuck them in with sweet words: “Good night, sleep tight, sweet dreams… I love you.” And even as grown-ups, we often crawl into bed for a few quiet minutes to read...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Oct 15, 2023
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin wrote these words in November of 1980, but if he were still living, he...
