Dear Friends, I write you this message following Lisa’s new call announcement. I am with many of you and your feelings. I’ve shared time and space with many of you following her resignation and am thankful for the time and vulnerability that has been shared. Today...
What a week. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have been through the ringer. Not just the news about Lisa leaving, but it’s as if life decided to yell “HERE” in my face and give a bunch of crappy gifts without receipts. Almost like that...
Beloved Friends, What a difference a song makes. It was a cold night in Philadelphia in 1985 when I decided to go hear a folksinger named Fred Small. I don’t remember too much about the performance, other than a song he sang near the end of the evening, called...
Good morning, my friends! This week, we continue our wonderful summer season of instrumentalists, and this weekend we’ll be tuning in to some folk-rock sounds. To help set that vibe, we’ve invited our guest Cody Cooper to the church to offer some beautiful music. ...
Last weekend a group of neo-n*zi’s decided they would show up and protest LoveFest, an event put on by one of our community partners Equality Toledo. After that, they decided to drive to Sylvania and protest outside of Congregation B’nai Israel. Over the past month...
