Ours is a faith strengthened by engagement and contrast, rather than fidelity....
Working Towards Elevator Speech
I am spending some time in Germany, England, and Scotland. In Germany I am....
Running Deep: Arriving at Deportation Airport in Germany
Of the many signs indicating that this was Frankfurt Flughafen (airport), the one that caught my attention had been vandalized. Instead of Frankfurt, the graffiti announced (in English) that it was Deportation Airport. Two things came to mind. ....
Vengeance is a Lazy Form of Grief
Today at Village Church, we were blessed to have a guest speaker share a story....
In the Company of Home Wreckers: Bidding for Our Survival
Tim DeChristopher. If you don’t know his name, it’s time you did. Tim....
28…not 26
Today marks six months since the tragedy of the Newtown shootings. In honoring the inherent worth and dignity of every individual, here is a list of all who died on that day: Charlotte Bacon Daniel Barden Rachel Davino Olivia Engel Josephine....
Thoughts on Trayvon Martin (April 12, 2012)
I originally wrote this in April, 2012, as a meditation for a class in....
Ditto God as Poetry
"Are you ever going to talk about God?" I am currently and temporarily serving....
City Called Wait: Where Not Everything Is Lost
Not all that long ago, I flew to the West Coast to visit my mother. Originally, the tickets I had bought were superb: one layover for less than an hour. Just enough time so I didn’t have to worry about missing the connecting flight, but not so much....
Hope with Feet: Stepping Into the Great Turning (sermon)
Village Church, Cummington, MA ~ June 2, 2013 Karen G. Johnston, Candidate....