Not-violence
“The first clue, lesson number one from human history on the subject of nonviolence, is that there is no word for it.” This is how Mark Kurlansky begins his book Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea. He goes on to note that every language has a word for…
Big Sanctuary day
Yesterday was a big Sanctuary day, with two major events. Mayor Ginther and several of his staff brought lunch for Edith and ate with her. Two of her children and I joined. We had a little over an hour for Edith to tell her story, Brandow and Stephanie to…
The twelve months of CMC
In previous years I’ve written a January blog to recap the past year. It’s basically a long list of happenings, with lots of commas. It’s a little overwhelming (to write and probably to read), and I inevitably leave out something important. This time I’d like to pare it down…
Fellow Travelers and Co-Interpreters
It is that time of year again: time to start looking forward to our Coming of Age Celebration on February 4, 2018 during our Sunday morning worship. Starting this coming Sunday, our Junior High Sunday School class will begin planning the worship service for February 4, offering their ideas, suggestions,…
Real place, real people
As we approach Christmas, we remember that Bethlehem is a real place with real people whose struggles are not dissimilar from Roman occupied Palestine in the first century. We also remember that the nativity story, and the subsequent response of Herod, is a story of sanctuary, forced migration, and…