By Rev. Noel Koestline I was delighted to be asked if I would be willing to conduct the marriage ceremony of Scott and John. I had…
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…
