Faith • Liturgical Reflections The Late Great Sunday Service Will Herron | 8 min read Wednesday March 12th. That was the day our church leadership decided to cancel the upcoming Sunday service in response to the appearance of COVID 19 in our county. The virus, whose impact to that point had been largely minimal in surrounding states, was now at our doorstep, threatening to dismantle church life as we knew... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Beautiful Community: A Conversation with Irwyn Ince Rev. Matt Lietzen | 9 min read In our current landscape with COVID-19, the push toward racial justice, and an upcoming election, we are all imagining what a “new normal” might look like, how life might be different (and hopefully, better) when we emerge on the other side of these various crises. Already there is talk of how our workplaces may change... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A Theology of Incarnation Amidst Online Worship Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 6 min read Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 our church, like many others, has made the choice to worship fully online for the time being. For many who are only used to “big church” life this can be quite an adjustment. This past Sunday, the four of us in my immediate family worshipped in our living... Continue Reading
Vocation Wait, Few Things are Needed? Will Thompson | 3 min read Living in Washington D.C., the mecca of the politics, one rarely hears words like Jesus’ to Martha in Luke 10 – “few things are needed.” The DC culture promotes juggling many activities simultaneously so you can advance as quickly as possible in your career path. Simplicity is not something DC folks do well. Broader than... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Stumbling Along, Longing for Grace Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Stumbling along, longing for grace. I don’t think we do better than that… in any part of life. Last week we spent Sunday morning with the people who call themselves Grace Vancouver, and I found myself reflecting on its name, and why it matters to us— a cosmic line-in-the-sand the very idea of grace is.... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Missio on Joseph: FanDuel, Dorothy Sayers, and Joseph Stanton Coman | 5 min read Sports are one the most enjoyed and exclusive past times in the whole world. Virtually every country has a national sport, and every four years each of those countries vies for a spot in one of a dozen major international competitions, from the World Cup to the Winter Olympics. Most of us, though, will never... Continue Reading
