by James Melson | Jan 22, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Father Gregory Boyle is known as the founder of Homeboy Industries, Inc. in Los Angeles and as the author of the best selling book Tattoos on the Heart. Recently his second book has been released with the title Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical...
by James Melson | Jan 15, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
As we celebrate today’s holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (he would have been 89 today), it is important to remember what was at the heart of Dr. King’s life and witness – faith in God and following the way of Jesus. Instead...
by James Melson | Jan 8, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
This week our Meditation Monday quote comes from the book Listening Hearts: Discerning Call In Community:“Discernment can be like driving an automobile at night: the headlights cast only enough light for us to see the next small bit of road immediately in front of...
by James Melson | Jan 1, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Happy New Year! This year we are beginning a new feature on our website and Facebook page. Meditation Monday will focus on a quote each week from a Christian disciple whose spiritual wisdom and Christian experience help us reflect on our journey of being formed...
by James Melson | Dec 2, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
Sixty Two years ago today, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, AL city bus. That act of courage precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first civil rights campaign involving Martin Luther...
by James Melson | Nov 4, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
This fall I had the privilege of leading workshops in three different states (Indiana, North Carolina, and Maine) for people from three different denominations (Brethren In Christ, Baptists, and United Methodists). In all three settings, there was a hunger to grow...
