Welcoming the Stranger Pt. 2: Do Not Be Bound by the Past
By the Rev. Keith Hackett | Photos by Jesse N. Love
Since retiring three years ago Joan and I have been visiting a variety of...
Thousand Oaks
"So what will you do?" asks the Rev. Wes Stanton in the wake of another mass shooting. "What will you do, not only to help yourself to live further from the edge of violence and isolation, but to transform your web of acquaintances, your neighborhood, your community?"
The Complicated Business of Celebrating the Past
By Patrick Scriven
As a child of the 80s, I've come to realize that I carry a fair amount of nostalgia for some movies and...
How is your vision?
A recent story about a boy who lost his vision because of a lack of diversity in his diet has Patrick Scriven wondering if the same principle might be at work in our social and spiritual lives.
For God so loved the USA
In response to a social media post on the Central American refugee crisis light on facts and compassion, Pastor Scott Rosekrans tried out a new approach that isn't "judgmental or threatening."
"I’m not looking to pick a fight... I just believe that [Christians] should be leading the fight to spread God’s love, mercy and righteousness."
