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…the world a better place by choosing socially responsible companies. One may begin by opening a Stash account with as little as $5 and contributing as little as $1 per month. Another option is to look into your 401(k) plan and choose a socially responsible no-load mutual fund. Some charities bombard you with email, snail mail and phone calls soliciting…
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…those who feel as if they have little to wait for. If the time allows, maybe it is through this Advent calendar of memories and prayers or maybe it is through visits and conversations. Even a phone call to let our friends and family know we are praying for them will help to fill the emptiness just a bit. Does…
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…encourage others to pass along an invitation while we wait to hear the results. We pray they won’t answer the phone when we call so that we can just leave a quick voicemail and move on. For most churches, these weeks kick off a new Christian Education year. I challenge you to move beyond the bulletin invitation, only seen by…
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This is post 2 of 9 in the series “Union matters! podcast” Expanding access to healthy food: Shalom Farms at Union Helping cops cope with traumatic violence: VALEAP Marking milestones at The Presbyterian Outlook Memory sanctions & Confederate statues The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Understanding Muslims: Dr. Zeyneb Sayilgan Union matters! podcast: God and the sanctuary movement…
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…alone or with people I am comfortable with to share reflection and contemplation with, has revealed God to me in fulfilling ways. During this time, I fast and pray (and put off my mobile phone) just to be alone with the Lord. Through rest, I feel closer to God and the greater my desire is to know more of God….
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…is nothing frozen about these chosen. As we passed through the gates into a sultry open-air sanctuary, we were greeted by a sea of swaying hips, swinging arms, clapping hands, and singing voices. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! Acts 2:15 Our Ghanaian sisters and brothers embody joy in worship — even…
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…harder than I could have expected. What if it had been at one of their schools? What would I do? Where would I go? Would I wait in the sanctuary, doors open, ready to pray with those who came seeking God? Would I rush to the school and stand with parents watching for their children to walk through the door,…
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…you do that? Is there one (or two) things that you have taken on this Lent which will pave your path away from the tomb? Is there something else in Christ’s life that you would like to take on, following Christ’s risen example of love and grace? Once the sanctuary is empty and the kitchen is cleaned, once the flowered…
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…for the earliest followers of Jesus. Certainly, this was the case with an infant child, born in Bethlehem into a misunderstood and maligned faith, on the run, a refugee in the care of his parents from his homeland, where the ruling power sought to kill him. The concern before us is not one of partisan politics, but of emulating the…
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Growing up in Kansas, it was virtually impossible to learn about American politics free of a certain partisan slant. Bob Dole was ever-present: I remember voting for him in our kindergarten mock election in 1996 (Yes, they had the kindergartners voting—I’m still unsure why). And even into the early 2000s in classrooms and dinner conversations alike, Ronald Reagan was a…
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BY SANDRA C. WILLIAMS (M.Div/MACE,’06) “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 (NASB) I give God thanks on this day, for this day! How awesome is the God we serve in Christ Jesus. As God leads…
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…workshop leader: – Children of God Storybook Bible by Desmond Tutu. Zonderkids, 2010. – Global Babies by The Global Fund for Children. Charlesbridge, 2007. – God’s Paintbrush by Sandy Eiseneberg Sasso. Jewish Lights Publishing, 1992. – Making a Home for Faith by Elizabeth F. Caldwell. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2007. – Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children’s Spiritual…
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…the door — the doors of temples, of tombs, of churches, even of homes. United Theological College So it came as a bit of a shock to find only one lonely pair of sandals sitting outside the door of the chapel where one of the senior students was about to preach his trial sermon before the student body and us!…
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…when it hurts? My calling is to be a pastoral presence during the pandemic. I refer to it as P3. While the whole world was struggling to understand what was going on and trying to find God amid the pandemic, I was finding ways and means to be a pastoral presence during these unprecedented times. Firstly, I sang worship songs…
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…and grateful partnership with our friends at Andhara Christian Theological College. They accommodated us first by delaying the morning worship service by two hours, so we arrived at 9:00 a.m., and we were very grateful for that! Energy heightened with joyful music, as we sang, “Saranam, Saranam, Saranam,” meaning surrender. Although I didn’t know it’s meaning at the time, the…
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…Theology & Food Justice Nancy Myer: Lifelong learning Senator Scott: Finding community and connection Colleen Earp: Camping, conservation, and chickens In “Reference” to Paula Skreslet Paul Smith: From police officer to pastor Heather Woodworth Brannon advocates for housing justice in Richmond BY JEFF STAPLETON While she enjoys teaching sixth-grade math, Master of Arts in Christian Education student Sandy Asaro also…
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…home with manicured gardens and exotic birds sanctuaries. The delicious food was but one more of many genuine demonstrations of Indian hospitality and a homemade cake just for us. A special cake provided to us by Sunil Gupta. Our day ended with a trip to the Agra Fort, representing the end of the Mughal Dynasty. Amazingly, Shah Jahan’s son imprisoned…
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…She was executive director until 2011. As the end of her service with DOZ approached, Parker returned to school to enter the Doctor of Ministry program at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Her focus was on healing generational trauma in families. “I was specifically interested in African-American families and how the trauma of slavery is passed down through the generations,” Parker…
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…a cup of coffee and a devotional before we rush to get the kids out the door each morning. Maybe we can take a few minutes to sit in the Sanctuary, praying for those on hearts and just sitting in the silence and comfort of God’s embrace. Maybe we can sit and look out at the world, listening to the…
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…balance class. For Tricia Vesely, finding Union in 2005 helped her to find a path for her future. She found her calling to be a professor while studying and teaching at Union. “Once I started teaching, I knew this is really what I want to do.” Top photo: Dr. Tricia Vesely doing a handstand in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park…
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…of these monuments and what really happened should have people running back into their sanctuaries after worship, crying out, “What must I do to be saved?” It is time for all Christians, but especially the Christians who worship in the shadows of these statues, to open their mouths and take a stand against the wrongs committed both by our commonwealth…
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BY SANDRA C. WILLIAMS (M.Div/MACE,’06) Have you ever stopped and pondered just how GREAT God is? No matter what conclusion you draw while pondering, the depth and breadth of God’s goodness is evident in every aspect of our lives and in every realm of this world in which we reside. The simplest things in creation can push one to plunge…
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