by The Rev. Suzanne Trump | Nov 26, 2023
Matthew 25:31–46 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen There are two types of students There are those students who jump for joy when they hear the words “take home final” And there are those students who are not thrilled with joy...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Nov 19, 2023
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “treasure,” I find it really hard not to go down a mental rabbit hole that is all about Treasure Island. I loved the classic coming-of-age adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson when I was a child and read it...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Nov 12, 2023
I know many people who have met their spouses or partners through online dating, but I think still have yet to meet anybody who enjoys online dating. They must exist, but everyone I’ve ever heard talk about it lands somewhere on the spectrum between “it’s just what...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Nov 5, 2023
“What do you mean, Biblical?” The Mayor of New York City is struggling to take in what he’s being told by the group of disheveled people standing intently before him. It’s a pivotal scene in the classic movie Ghostbusters, which I watched on Halloween this past week...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Oct 29, 2023
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes; the ones who see things differently…” That’s how one of the best ad campaigns in U.S. history begins: a voiceover celebrating bold visionaries who broke the...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Oct 22, 2023
“I wish I could go with you.” That’s what so many people said to me when I told them that I had won a fellowship that would let me spend my first year after seminary studying at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. It was 25 years ago at this point, so it was...
