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...
Scott’s Column: Curious about Psychedelics & Spirituality by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 23, 2024 | NewsSometime back in 2020, stuck at home, binging lots of Netflix, I watched the documentary Fantastic Fungi that I'd seen friends talking about on social media. What an...
An Interview with . . . Sophie Feng by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 16, 2024 | Interview With . . ., NewsHow long have you been a member at First Central? 15 years with the church What is your occupation? Professor What do you find meaningful about your work? Helping...
Scott’s Column: Knowing Each Other by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 4, 2024 | NewsHow well do we humans understand one another? Apparently, not very well. In his excellent book How to Know A Person David Brooks cites the research of William Ickes...
Books on Grieving by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 4, 2024 | Education, NewsBooks on Grieving By Daryl Malena The task of eventually moving out of the house my family has lived in since 1977 turns out to be every bit as difficult as I expected....
An Interview With . . . Marian Fey by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 3, 2024 | Interview With . . .How long have you been a member at First Central? Since 1998 (I think), although I attended as a child with my mom and Pipi & Pete. What is your occupation? I'm the...
Scott’s Column: The God Revolution by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Mar 18, 2024 | Education, NewsThe last three weeks in First Forum I've taught a series on recent theological insights into God. A number of folks asked that I put together a bibliography of all the...
