I grew up in a family that believed in Jesus’ teachings of equality AND equity. African-Americans were as welcome in our home as anyone NOT African-American. My father taught the great Black composer, William Dawson of the Tuskegee Institute (now University) some of his first conducting lessons (I have an autographed copy of his ground-breaking work, the Negro Folk Symphony recorded by…
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Posts by Deborah Swift
I heard a sermon once. It was offered by the Rev. Dr. Larry Greenfield and he likened life to a Frank Sinatra classic that included “do-be-do-be-do” in its lyrics. Biblically, I think the reference had to do with being saved by faith and not by works and he equated “faith” with the “be-ing” part of our journeys, while “works” was the “do-ing”…
As we start this traditional season of Advent with acts of terrorism rampant both at home and abroad, with violence and cynicism rising, with war and division becoming so commonplace that it is sometimes hard to remember how to be hope-filled, I am struck by part of Paul’s letter to the Romans: 22-25 All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult…
MISSION | VISION | CALLING Supporting each other as we focus on sustaining the planet, our spirits and ourselves in this 21st century world. WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW 09/10/23We formed our group at the beginning of summer in 2023. After a couple of get togethers for considering our initial structure, we decided to meet periodically depending on our work and study schedules. Our…
God’s fingerprints are all over our journey, so let’s see if we can get a glimpse of where we are being led now.
We are being Tested! Today is one of those days when it’s hard to be a pastor. It’s especially hard to be an urban pastor, and triply hard to be an urban pastor who mothers children of color. And yet, if we are to believe what our faith teaches us, then we are all urban pastors who parent children of color because…
On All-Saints Sunday, November 6th, our Act of Faith – Ring for Joy! – led the Fellowship of Faith worship with their rendition of Amt Grant’s “Thy Word.” This marked the return of the bell choir for the first time since their summer hiatus, and it marks the one year anniversary of this Act of Faith led by our Deacon co-Chair, the…
After welcoming Sister Chris Wagner, the former Executive Director, to our FoF service in November, we are proud to encourage you to support the work of this Center which is open to all. They will turn no one away. CLICK HERE to learn more about them, who they serve, and how they organize their more than 500 volunteer providers every month. If…
Thanksgiving Sunday: November 20, 2022 Advent 1 (Hope): November 27, 2022 Advent 2 (Love) – Advent Communion Service – December 4, 2022 Advent 3 (Joy) – Advent Healing Service – December 11, 2022 Advent 4 (Peace) – Christmas Sunday – December 18, 2022 Christmas Eve Service – 4PM at St. John’s Meadows There will be NO service on Christmas Day or New…
10-10-22A good question arose in our Cuppa the Bible (AoF) discussion this morning and it really has me thinking: Can you have justice without equity? Of course the first thing to do is to look at what “equity” means if we’re not talking about finance and investments. In essence, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, “The term “equity” refers…