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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: The Cruelty

Scott’s Column: The Cruelty

The first really concrete thing I noticed occurred when I arrived for pick-up of my son from the after-school program two weeks ago.  Next to the sign-out sheet were...

Scott’s Column: A Big & Beautiful Life

Scott’s Column: A Big & Beautiful Life

Do we have the resources and skills we need for this age of crisis? Last week I wrote about the discussion of leadership development at Conversations, the annual...

Scott’s Column: A Cold Night in Zurich

Scott’s Column: A Cold Night in Zurich

A cold night in Zurich.  As historian William Estep describes it, "the chill of the winter wind [was] blowing off the lake" as a dozen men "slowly trudged through the...

Scott’s Column: Two Titans

Scott’s Column: Two Titans

Last week two titans of the liberal Mainline Protestant churches died--theologian John Cobb and hymn lyricist Ruth Duck. About a dozen of Ruth Duck's hymns appear in...

Scott’s Column: Dark Years?

Scott’s Column: Dark Years?

In the late nineties, American philosopher Richard Rorty predicted that in 2016 America would elect a strongman and enter into thirty dark years, but come out the other...

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...

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