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 The Rev. J.C. Austin | Mar 10, 2024
Let’s just say it: this is a crazy story. Most of us have been invited to at least one wedding at some point in our lives that we didn’t really want to attend: a third cousin who’s just fishing for presents, a co-worker whom you barely know that wants to show off, and...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Mar 3, 2024
“Did you know a rock can float?” I looked at my grandfather as we both stood on the edge of the fishing pond. Even at seven years old or so, I knew that he had a terrible poker face, and sure enough, the sides of his mouth were twitching with the effort to keep...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Feb 25, 2024
Two minutes before wrestling practice started, I was in the mat room, stretching. I had that familiar knot in the pit of my stomach that I had before every wrestling practice in high school. But on this day, it was a particularly large and potent one, because the...
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. Suzanne Trump | Feb 11, 2024
Mark 9:2–9 Text Focus Sentence: Mark’s gospel presents the transfiguration as a preview of what would become apparent to Jesus’ followers after he rose from the dead. Confused disciples are given a vision of God’s glory manifest in the beloved Son. Sermon Focus...
