Scott’s Column: Pride Books for Kids by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 30, 2023 | NewsJoyce Wilson, who died in April, loved penguins. And her favorite children’s book was And Tango Makes Three which tells the real-life story of two male penguins at the...
Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Mental Wellness by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 18, 2023 | Mental Health, NewsMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the United Church of Christ recognized Sunday, May 21 as Mental Health Sunday. In our worship, we used the liturgies they...
Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Changing (Dis)Abilities by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | May 11, 2023 | NewsIn the first column for this series, I asked if there were any topics you all thought I should write about, and I’ve received one request so far stating, “I think that...
Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Anger by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 24, 2023 | NewsHow to deal with anger is a question I’ve often been asked by congregants seeking pastoral care. So that’s a great topic for my second installment in this series of...
Scott’s Column: Resources for Living–Awe in Nature by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Apr 18, 2023 | News“We create wonderful places by giving them our attention, not by finding ‘pristine’ places that will bring wonder to us.” So advises biologist David George Haskell in...
Scott’s Column: State of the Church 2023 by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 31, 2023 | NewsYet again last week I saw another article on one of the major national news websites detailing how difficult times are for churches. That longtime trends of decline...
FCC Takes Action Against Anti-Trans Legislation by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 24, 2023 | NewsOn Sunday, Senior Minister Scott Jones talked in his sermon about the anti-trans legislation introduced in this year's session of the Unicameral. As an Open and...
A Letter from Rev. Katie Miller by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 24, 2023 | News To First Central: Around 6.5 years ago, I arrived at First Central to be your Associate Minister for Student and Family Life. I wasn’t fully sure what to expect...
Scott’s Column: Clergy on the Beach by Lizz Brennfoerder | Jan 17, 2023 | News Last Monday morning I exited my hotel room and was greeted with the sunrise over the bay. I then walked around the corner and there were the calm waters of the...
Scott’s Column: State of the ‘Big C’ Church by Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones | Jan 1, 2023 | NewsNormally, at the turn of the year, I begin working on my Annual Report and my State of the Church presentation for the Annual Meeting. Over the past year or so I've...
