Oct 3, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
Written by Harold Tessendorf, Chair, Facilities Master Plan Committee As I prepared to write this update about the master plan committee, I sought counsel from a diverse group of church members. Words of wisdom that I took away from those conversations included...
Jun 12, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
In her book, Re-enchanting the Earth: Why AI Needs Religion (which we’re studying in a special Sunday school class this month), Ilia Delio has this to say about how complex systems such as organisms or ecosystems flourish: “ …complex dynamical systems theory teaches...
Jun 6, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
I look forward to Trinity Sunday because it’s maybe the one Sunday each year when I allow myself to geek out on science as an entrypoint to faith. Because the more we learn about the universe, and how relationship is at the heart of it all, the less the Doctrine of...
May 9, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our life.” These words from Annie Dillard in her classic book, The Writing Life, haunt me. We often think of our life as an abstract thing, somehow removed from what we are actually doing, right now. But of course...
Apr 18, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
In a sermon recently I lifted up the fact that the Greek word for liturgy, leitourgia, literally means “a work of the people.” In ancient times it was often used to refer to large public works projects, like amphitheaters or parks that all were meant to enjoy. Which...
Mar 7, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
No doubt by now most of you have heard of the new artificial intelligence software, ChatGPT, that we’re told is ushering in a new area of technological innovation not seen since the rise of social media some 15 years ago—yay! ChatGPT is billed as a powerful piece of...
Feb 28, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”-Lilla Watson, Australian activist, academic, and artist The missional ministries at FBCX are expansive. They...
Feb 21, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
Among my favorite traditions of the wider church comes on this final Sunday before the start of Lent, which is known as “Forgiveness Sunday” in Eastern Christianity. Now, the Eastern Church uses a different calendar from us Westerners, so their Forgiveness Sunday is...
Feb 14, 2023 | Now. Here. This.
In her sermon last week, Ellen Sechrest of CBF Global Missions spoke to us about the importance of inviting people to the table. Sharing beautiful stories from her childhood and experiences serving on church staffs through the years, she reminded us that this act of...
Dec 13, 2022 | Now. Here. This.
To all the many people who had a hand in bringing together the celebration of my 10th anniversary, please know how grateful I am. It was, in a word, overwhelming. Anita Gusfason and the personnel committee, Jackie Riley and all those in the kitchen. DeWayne Moore for...
