Today we're singing sons of praise and repentance and hearing a story about how Jesus healed a man whose life had come unraveled.
On Thursday, June 18, the Session of First Presbyterian Church voted to postpone the restart of on-site worship until Sunday, August 30. Online worship will continue on Sundays at 10:00 AM. The Session believes that the recent trend in COVID-19 cases warrants a delay in resuming services. In the meantime, the Worship Team and the Pastor will collaborate on a plan for celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion online that is in keeping with our denomination's theology of the Lord's Supper. This was a difficult decision to make, because it comes out of living in difficult times. Please know that a good Spirit permeated the lengthy discussion the Session engaged in before taking this vote. Kee
How prominently do persons of color factor into our reading and playlists?
If you're a Jazz fan you may be familiar with Nina Simone. In the video below, I talk a little bit about how taking the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge introduced me to her music, and how her music prompted me to think about the uses we put to our anger.
With on-site worship due to begin again on June 28, we need additional volunteers to serve as ambassadors and emergency coordinators. The video has more details:
Please read this opinion piece I wrote for one of our local newspapers. It describes the need for a year-round homeless shelter and service center in Columbia, and it proposes a way to help fund this initiative. I hope you'll look favorably upon it and take the actions we recommend at the end of the article.
What is God up to when the creation unravels? Let's try to find out by listening to the story of Exodus.
What did you do for Day four of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge? I continued to listen to a podcast on the invention of whitemess. In the video below, I reflect on how the speakers' takes on the creation of race as a concept intersect with the Bible and the Christian tradition. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Thinking about how the current unrest in our society today, brings me to the question. How do I start? As a parent talking about the issue of race in day to day life can be a daunting task. After watching this 12 minute video, I feel like opening the conversation with our kids isn't as hard as I initially thought. So please take time to watch it and leave me your thoughts.
