Katie’s Musings: Thoughts and Prayers by Cassie Williams | Feb 16, 2018 | NewsAnother day, another school shooting. That sounds callous. I don’t mean it to be. Apologies. It’s just that there have been eight shootings at US schools that have...
Scott’s Column: My Memoir by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Feb 7, 2018 | NewsIn late April 2005 I began posting my coming out story on my personal blog. After decades of being in the closet, I had only been publicly out as a gay man for a few...
Katie’s Musings: Color-by-Numbers by Cassie Williams | Feb 1, 2018 | NewsIt’s a color-by-numbers world out there. 2’s are red, 6’s a sky blue, 9 is goldenrod yellow, 11 is that weird shade of pale pukey green that always stays sharp as new...
Scott’s Column: Our Holidays by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 15, 2018 | NewsOur Holidays “I’m not ready to be this old,” said my sister Kelli. It was New Year’s Day, the day before Mom’s surgery, and Mom had just spent an hour with the two of...
Katie’s Musings: Resolution by Cassie Williams | Jan 13, 2018 | NewsThis year, I am making one resolution. Just one. I am resolved to banish limiting language from my vocabulary. This fall, I've been profoundly impacted by the book...
From the Moderator by Cassie Williams | Jan 6, 2018 | NewsDuring my term as Moderator, I’ve learned there a couple of things I dread: 1) early Sunday morning (or really late at night) texts or phone calls from any staff member...
Scott’s Column: My Year of Reading by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Dec 19, 2017 | NewsTime for one of those typical end-of-year reviews. This one will be about books. According to my Goodreads profile I’ve read 80 books this year—a personal...
Katie’s Musings: Bullying by Cassie Williams | Dec 14, 2017 | NewsLet’s talk about bullying, shall we? It’s been in the news this week. You can Google #standwithkeaton if you’re curious, but here’s the nutshell version: a young boy...
Katie’s Musings: Hiking Roulette by Cassie Williams | Dec 8, 2017 | NewsIn the 10 years after I graduated college, I moved a lot. Probably I was restless, looking for new ideas and new experiences, searching for someplace that felt like my...
Scott’s Column: Two Scotts by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Nov 14, 2017 | NewsTwo Scotts One spring evening in 1979 there was a tornado near our home in Grove, Oklahoma, and my father did what most Oklahomans do—he went outside to watch it. ...