by Starlette Thomas | Mar 18, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“Once a word leaves your mouth, it leaves your control” is an African dictum. So be careful what you say because your words can go a long way. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” A childhood defense against taunts, our parents...
by Jenna N. Sullivan | Mar 11, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about hope. I know we are not yet to Easter Sunday and the hope of Christ’s resurrection is still a distant reality. This is a struggle, isn’t it, living in the in-between? We are required to keep our eyes on the future and be...
by Ken Sehested | Mar 8, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
In the first year of my career as a stonemason, most of my work was grunt work. I hauled rock and sand, lugged 200 pounds of mixed mortar in a wheelbarrow from the mixer to the work site, and dug footers for stone walls of various functions. The latter included lots...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 4, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“Do as I say, not as I do.” It is the go-to directive of parents caught between their words and actions. It is evidence of a discrepancy between what we say and what we do, between expectation and reality. We point out the rule while side-stepping its practice. We...
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 26, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
So, we’re just going to keep on pretending? Our only option cannot be to stick to the worship program, given the state of the world, the economy and American democracy. In addition to giving up denial for Lent, I would like it addressed in a sermon series. Because...
