Scott’s Column: A Pastoral Word for Young LGBTQ+ People After the Election by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Nov 12, 2024 | NewsFor young people, particularly young LGBTQ+ people. I know that the election results have left you confused, sad, afraid, heartbroken, and angry. These are proper...
Scott’s Column: Gustavo Gutierrez by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Oct 28, 2024 | NewsEarlier this year, Jurgen Moltmann died. He was the great living theologian, at least the greatest Protestant theologian in the post-Second-World-War-Era. And then...
Scott’s Column: The AI Metaverse by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Oct 15, 2024 | NewsLast week a handful of Nobel prizes went to people working in the fields of artificial intelligence. I just so happened to be reading a book on what's possible in an...
Scott’s Column: Restoring the Light by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Oct 7, 2024 | NewsDuring our fall worship season, we are exploring Awe. The psychologist Dacher Keltner writes about how our experiences of awe and wonder get turned into ritual, art,...
Scott’s Column: Sacred Sounds by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Oct 1, 2024 | NewsI've spent this lovely day with my office door open to the courtyard where I can hear the fountain running. I've been working on the vespers service for Friday night...
Scott’s Column: God’s Presence by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jul 23, 2024 | NewsSunday I preached about God's presence. Though it didn't make it into the sermon, that week I read a beautiful description of the presence of the Spirit in our lives...
Scott’s Column: The Life of Hope–Remembering Jürgen Moltmann by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jun 5, 2024 | NewsThis week the greatest living theologian died. Jürgen Moltmann was 98 years old. He did not grow up religious, but found God and religion when he was in a prisoner of...
Scott’s Column: Happy 300th Immanuel Kant by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 28, 2024 | NewsBack on April 22nd, I messaged Fred Nielsen, "Happy 300th Birthday to Immanuel Kant." To which Fred replied, "Will you be celebrating in a particularly philosophical...
Scott’s Column: Summer Theology Book Club by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 13, 2024 | Events, NewsOne Sunday before worship, Lou Lamberty said, "I read God's Monsters. I really need to talk about it." I had read the book not long before that and mentioned in...
An Interview with . . . Allison Hardy by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 8, 2024 | Interview With . . ., NewsHow long have you been a member at First Central? I've been a member of First Central since 2018. What is your occupation? I'm a corporate attorney at Kiewit. What do...
