In the “Alabama News” this week, there was an article about Beloved Community Church, one of our sister UCC congregations, here in Birmingham, who hired Rev. Jennifer Sanders, a lesbian, as their new Pastor. She organized a day of silent prayer and meditation at their church for the following Saturday....
Years before the film series starring Tom Cruise of the same name, there was a very popular TV series airing for seven seasons called “Mission Impossible.” Each episode started with the receiving of a cassette tape (that should tell you how long ago that was). The tape would outline a...
The 2016 Olympics comes to an end this weekend. Many of us have reveled in the special moments of individual and team victories for Team America; and our hearts have gone out to those who came up short in their quests. Some of us have been angry by the ugliness...
August has arrived and the heat is on! Actually the heat has been on this whole summer and before. However, the temperature is not the only heat for which many folks have to deal with. There is still too many things that folks in our LGBTQ community are having to...
On Monday, May 30th, we will observe Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the United States for remembering those who’ve died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Many churches will also commemorate Memorial Day this Sunday in their worship services. As...
For many folks, by this Sunday Christmas is over! For them the decorations have started to come down and they are solely focused on the New Year of 2016. However, Christmas lasts for 12 days and is not over until January 6. Occasionally, like this year, there are two Sundays...
This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Advent and the theme is Love. Most of us think of love as a feeling; but love is an action. Love is what we do! Most of us will give presents to those closest to us this year, and we will think we...
