Reclaiming Jesus

We are living through perilous and polarizing times as a nation, with a dangerous crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of our government and in our churches. We believe the soul of the nation and the integrity of faith are now at stake. It is...

Reclaiming Jesus Faith Statement

The following is an excerpt from Sunday 5/20/18’s sermon by Reverend Tricia Templeton. “The signers of the Reclaiming Jesus statement call on all of us to face these questions: Who is Jesus for us today? What does our loyalty to Christ require from us at...

DYNAMITE HILL – FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS IN THE 1950’S

WHITE PRIVILEGE IN MID-CENTURY BIRMINGHAM1 Joseph Monti Four Little Girls2 It was during the Sunday school hour on September 15, 1963 at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama, directly across from Kelly Ingram Park, the only park in downtown Birmingham...

The Prodigal Son

For those who follow the lectionary, the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (in a couple of weeks, March 6th this year) will be the parable of the prodigal son. Many of us are familiar with this parable, but for Lent this year, the Christian Education Committee at...

Blessed with a Fox!

Blessed with a Fox…and so much more!A few Sundays ago, as Tim and I taught the high school/confirmation class, our fox came into view. He stood cautiously in the St. Francis courtyard (how appropriate!), gazing into our classroom. Even though we moved slowly and...

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