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3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: The Difference Between Like and Love
February 20, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
Is there a difference between like and love? Jesus said that you don’t always have to like a person or their actions to love them as God loves all of us. It’s just a lot easier to love people who we like and know, or who know and like us.
Racial Mythologies: Recognition and Repentance
February 19, 2022 | By James Melchiorre
Dr. Greg Garrett of Baylor University offers a workshop called "Racism, Racial Mythologies, and the White Church" on March 5, 2022 at Trinity Church Wall Street.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Transformed by God’s Mercy
February 17, 2022 | By Faith Formation and Education
In this Sunday’s Gospel, part of the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus shows us the depths of God’s mercy. God sees us, in all our sin and failures, and loves us still, casting a merciful eye upon us and calling us beloved
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: God’s Love For All
February 13, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain is all about love too — God’s love, which is not just for one special person at a time. It is for all people and creation, especially those who are hungry, hurting, and overlooked.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: God’s Way Is Plain
February 10, 2022 | By Faith Formation and Education
Jesus’ instructions reveal a radically new understanding of God’s dream for humanity; power, status, riches, joy, success, and prosperity do not necessarily signify blessing. Instead, “God has exalted the humble.”
Grantee Spotlight: Diocese of Rumonge, Burundi
February 7, 2022
The Birimba Medical Clinic project expanded an existing ministry in Burundi to improve healthcare access in a rural community and helped the Diocese of Rumonge to qualify for higher subsidies for their services, thus improving profitability.
3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: God Is Always With Us
February 7, 2022 | By Faith Formation & Education
It can be a hard to try something new, or something that you don’t think you’re good at doing or being. Jesus made sure [his friends] knew that he would be with them, and God is always with us when we’re trying, when we’re making mistakes, and when we’re achieving.
Congregational Council Nominations 2022
February 3, 2022
The Congregational Nominating & Leadership Development Committee is pleased to place on the ballot the persons for election to five positions on the Congregational Council.
Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Your Willingness Is Enough
February 3, 2022 | By Faith Formation and Education
In all of our readings this Sunday, someone is questioning their own worthiness to receive or share God’s abundant creation, love, grace, and mercy. And in all cases, their willingness was enough; their willingness to fail, and to fish in the deepest unfamiliar waters, and persist, with faith in the “fishing,” as well as the “catch.”
Praying, Funding, Advocating
February 2, 2022 | By Neill Coleman