Do you ever get a song stuck in your head? What do you do when that happens? Does it happen with one song in particular? Or is it a diffe...

My letter to you today is pretty boring - but important... Zoom has changed their privacy policies and settings in ways that will impact ...

Today is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day when the last enslaved people in America were informed of their emancipation - more than ...

Over the past fifteen years or so our access to information has changed drastically. Facebook launched in 2004 for college students, open...

This has been quite a week. In the midst of so many injustices that need attention, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. It is important to pr...

This has been quite a week. My week started by recording the latest episode of the StoryWagen podcast with Chaplain Jose Martinez, Broadw...

by Denise Levertov Genial poets, pink-faced   earnest wits— you have given the world   some choice morsels, gobbets of language presented...

Communion is my favorite ritual of the Christian Tradition. It is the ultimate equalizer, the ultimate unifier. We come together around t...

About a month ago, I created a graphic for Instagram and Facebook that outlined symptoms common to both grief and trauma. I’m seeing thes...

Yesterday, Mayor Lucas held a Press Conference to share the next steps for KCMO during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Guiding Council and Sta...

I hope this post finds you well. How has this week been going? Have you noticed any changes in your mood? It has been one month since May...

This is a weird moment for us. We have been navigating many big changes all at once. Government officials, healthcare professionals, jour...

This is Holy Week. While it looks a lot different than expected, Rev. Stephanie Swanson (Crossroads Church) and I have worked hard to cre...

In the high school literature classroom where I worked with 15- and 16-year-olds for many years, the students would sometimes ask my age....

What a week this has been! From Mayor Lucas's Stay Home order to the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, we've seen certain government leaders step ...

I am heartbroken that we can’t meet up in person right now. I'm frustrated that we don't know how long we'll have to worship virtually. S...

After deep discernment, research, and conversation among our Guiding Council, the decision has been made to worship together online this ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about healing this week. Between last Sunday’s class about attachment needs, and preparation for this Sunday’s t...

Tomorrow is our first Sunday of Lent. In preparation for our scripture explorations, I invite you to contemplate the following liturgy by...

I am excited to share with you the initial renderings for our mural project! The design honors cultural histories of the Westside neighbo...