Let’s start paying attention to the musicians who guide us into worship

Abiding in the hope of Advent.

Keeping our eyes peeled for heaven’s daily presence in our lives.

Sure, salt makes food taste better—but it’s good for so much more!

A gift comes full circle

Church is the one place we absolutely cannot settle for comfort.

Is providing emergency food part of doing justice?

Celebrating a mother’s love and courage.

Stewardship and the Economy

Who owns what?

A poet values her place most for its capacity for silence.

Seeds hitching a ride on your socks is just one way the Creator makes sure the plant will spring up again next season.

Making promises involves moral obligation and expectation.

Should a congregation change its tradition for the sake of one?

Lament Thank you for calling attention to the oft-ignored “Art of Lament” (August 2012). During times of profound loss, this authentic expression of grief

Fledgling robins need to walk and hop before they can fly.

How do people who start with the same principles come up with such different points of view?

Churches can be a prophetic voice for a covenant economy that is centered on caring for people and the earth.

Three identifiable wings highlight our denomination’s uniqueness on the ecclesiastical landscape.