by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Jan 17, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. DR. STEPHEN SIMMONS: NOURISHING OUR FUTURE With the new year, the inauguration of a new President on Monday, and a new Congress, we can anticipate significant changes in Washington, DC; but some things will be the same. Hunger in our country...
by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Jan 5, 2025
Ephesians 1: 3-11 (Common English Bible) Matthew 2: 2-12 (Common English Bible) Happy New Year! As we wade into this year of our Lord 2025, I’d like to begin with an old camp song that goes, appropriately enough, to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne.” Maybe you know it....
by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Jan 4, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. DR. STEPHEN SIMMONS: SEEING IN DEPTH If you are of a certain age, you may remember a great little toy called the Viewmaster, which played weird binocular tricks with your eyes. Pop in a slide, and you were suddenly seeing the Grand Canyon or...
by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Oct 20, 2024
“During that first Arctic summer, I began to understand that the apparent stillness of the Svalbard landscape was completely illusory. Everything was in motion: slopes were slipping, ice was pulsing, the land was rebounding, the mountains were flowing, the geography...
by Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons | Oct 18, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM REV. DR. STEPHEN SIMMONS: THAT ALL MAY BE NOURISHED “Food, glorious food!” sing the street urchins in the Broadway musical Oliver. While we may not be in their desperate circumstances, we can all relate. Food is basic to our existence, both physically...
