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Here you will find information on some of the exciting things going on at FCC. Visit this page often to review featured events, ongoing opportunities, and various updates from the congregation.
Scott’s Column: Wicked

Scott’s Column: Wicked

This last weekend was Wicked.  I'm only playing with the slang use of the word from my youth.  I really mean the opening of the new film version of the popular Broadway...

Scott’s Column: More on Awe

Scott’s Column: More on Awe

Often I get asked after a sermon, "What's that book you mentioned?" For our autumn series on Awe, the main text I've used is Dacher Keltner's Awe: A New Science of...

Scott’s Column: Gustavo Gutierrez

Scott’s Column: Gustavo Gutierrez

Earlier 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

Scott’s Column: The AI Metaverse

Last 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

Scott’s Column: Restoring the Light

During 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

Scott’s Column: Sacred Sounds

I'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

Scott’s Column: God’s Presence

Sunday 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: Happy 300th Immanuel Kant

Scott’s Column: Happy 300th Immanuel Kant

Back 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...

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