I didn’t grow up in the kind of household where we all sat down to eat together, holding hands, and saying grace. At dinner time,…
By Rev. Scott Summerville When I was appointed to Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church in the year 2000, I was greeted officially by the SPRC chair, Manny…
I preached the following sermon at Yale Divinity School’s Lunar New Year worship service at Marquand Chapel on January 31, 2014. “Gōngxǐ Fācái!” A Mandarin…
And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” – Acts 2:47b Last week, I was waiting for a…
By Rev. Thea Crites Our connection was through email and then phone. Two women from a state in the South where there was no possibility…
By Rev. Virginia Carle As I reflect on the stories that have already been shared, and the distressing news that Tom Ogletree is being brought…
I have been very slowly making my way through Nelson Mandela’s autobiography this year. Right now, I am reading about the first major trial of…
My daughter Sarah burst out in tears when she told us she was lesbian. Noel (her step-mother) and I had driven to Connecticut to visit…
My path toward officiating at a lesbian wedding started when Hazel, my three-year-old granddaughter, told me that Margot, her nursery school buddy, was lucky because…
The first Sunday after Three Kings is always Baptism of the Lord, when we remember the day Jesus walked into the waters with John the…