As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a…
Over the 4th of July holiday, I was with a family member who lives in Washington, D.C. I asked her what it was like in…
I remember that day in seminary well. I walked into the chapel for our midday worship, and by the end of the first hymn, tears…
Yesterday, I stumbled upon a story about Shia women and girls in Baghdad training to use AK-47’s. With the men of their families gone to…
A few weeks ago, at annual conference, we debated the resolutions promoting LGBTQ equality in the church. The speeches for and against these petitions are usually pretty predictable. The…
As a new mother-priest, I am finding that I have to actively restrain myself from talking and writing constantly about my daughter, since she is…
By Frank Schaefer When my son Tim was in high school, I received a phone call one day from a woman in the community. She…
This special Easter edition of We Did is a “He Did” story in honor of our late, great friend Rev. Richard S. Parker. As told by…
By Rev. Ted Gault I was a local preacher in a big church in Rochester, Minnesota. Late one afternoon a couple came into the church…
