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By Greg Syler
Greg Syler asks “to what kind of future do we wish to return”. Do we as a church want to go back to the slow decline we were experiencing or take the time to fundamentally change the way we do business so that we fix our problems instead of patching them?
By Ken Mosesian
In our latest blog, Ken Mosesian advises us to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and to talk about both religion and politics. Both are powerful belief systems that underlie how people identify and should be shared. What do you think?
By Richelle Thompson
In breakout sessions and a Q&A period, the sentiment was universal: we want to read scripture. We need to read it. God is calling us to read, reflect, and respond.
By Patrick Kangrga
Jesuss last living moments are described in the Gospel of Mark, "When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three oclock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? which means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?...Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last."
By Ranjit Mathews
In our latest blog, Ranjit Mathews explores “lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi”, or “that which we pray, is what we believe, is what we live. In essence, we become what we pray.”
By Ranjit Mathews
In our latest blog, Ranjit Mathews addresses the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol and its part in the White supremacy woven through United States’ history.
By Ken Mosesian
Ken Mosesian explores the account of the loaves and fishes as told in the Gospel of Mark 6:30-44.
By Greg Syler
In our latest blog, Greg Syler relates our pandemic anxiety with the uncertainty experienced in the time of Mark.
By Linda Buskirk
Linda Buskirk brings us our latest blog as part of the Good Book Club, which is reading the Gospel of Mark during Epiphany. She focuses on Mark 1:1 - “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”
By Nicole Foster
In our latest blog, Nicole Foster discusses the situation of Hagar, the slave of Sarai, and the abuse that she suffered. When we feel like we no longer have the capacity to deal with our situation, we can trust that God sees us.