A Summer Blessing

Dear Friends in Christ, “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near” (Matthew 24:32). A Summer Blessing May you walk with GodThis summerIn whatever you doWherever you go Walking with...

A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted

Dear Friends in Christ, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me;for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden...

50 Years Ago Today

Dear Friends in Christ, “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads usin triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every placethe fragrance that comes from knowing him” (2 Corinthians 2:14). While gathered in Milwaukee for the Churchwide Assembly (August...

A Metanoia Movement

Dear Friends in Christ, “I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the messageto you and teaching you publicly and from house to house,as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward Godand faith toward our Lord Jesus.” (Acts 20:20-21)....

Commemorating the Emanuel Nine

On June 17, 2015, Clementa C. Pinckney, Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Lee Simmons, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, and Myra Thompson were murdered by a self-professed white supremacist while...

Crossing Barriers

Dear Friends in Christ, “I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the messageto you and teaching you publicly and from house to house,as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance towardGod and faith toward our Lord Jesus.” (Acts 20:20-21)....