Pandemic Spirituality by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jun 24, 2020 | NewsThis spring Senior Minister Scott Jones wrote a series of five essays connecting our pandemic and quarantine experiences with the spiritual wisdom of the church. Here...
Katie’s Musings: COVID Time by Katie Miller | Jun 24, 2020 | NewsI think the weirdest thing about COVID life is the passage of time. June is almost gone. But May was only yesterday. Remember the Australian wildfires? No? Don’t...
Scott’s Column: A Life of Action by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jun 9, 2020 | News“The masses of men live with their backs constantly against the wall. They are the poor, the disinherited, the dispossessed. What does our religion say to them?”...
Scott’s Column: All Shall Be Well by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jun 1, 2020 | NewsAs I continue to reflect on how the spiritual practices and wisdom of the Christian faith might help us in our pandemic moment, I am drawn to the 14th century English...
Living Well During the Pandemic: Zoom Forums by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 26, 2020 | EducationWe are living through a public health crisis with profound implications for all other aspects of human living—morality, psychology, culture, politics, economics, etc. ...
Scott’s Column: Dirty Hands by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 26, 2020 | NewsIt's gardening season. And that has truly been one of the blessings of the quarantine. One of the few things to invade the mundane and now boring cycle of the days. ...
Scott’s Column: Pay Attention by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 18, 2020 | NewsDuring last Saturday's Zoom Forum on Mental & Spiritual Well-being, retired therapist Nikki Zimmerman shared this bit of wisdom, "Pay attention to your body while...
From the Health Team by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | May 13, 2020 | Education, EventsSubmitted by Bonnie Harmon, First Central Health Team In preparation for this week’s Adult Forum on Mental and Spiritual Well Being, I’ve tried to do more...
Scott’s Column: Dark Night of the Soul by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 12, 2020 | NewsWe are all experiencing a form of Sabbath--we have stopped our normal activities, particularly our economic activities, and we’ve been compelled into a time of...
From The Refugee Team by Kerrie Kleppin-Winn | May 5, 2020 | EventsWe received word last month that our (current) refugee family was struggling during this time of pandemic. The bread-winner of the Khamis family had been having...