[Note: This is an end-of-the-year letter I wrote for our congregation, Woodridge United Methodist Church. I've adapted it here for, hopefully, appealing to a wider audience.] I am often asked about that weird word in my title. Koinonia is a Greek word used in the New Testament. I’m not a Greek language scholar, but those …
Category: Race relations
Continuing conversations on race
Yes, the church season of Lent has begun. But today, at Woodridge UMC, we're delaying our Lenten sermon series on Jesus' parables so we can continue our Black History Monty sermon-discussion series, "Conversations on Race." Thus far, the collaboration among our senior pastor, Rev. Danita Anderson, the congregation, and I has been honest, uncomfortable, and …
Uncomfortable on purpose
The huge snowstorm that hit last weekend (5th largest in area history!) may have impeded travel, may have been fun to play in, and may have even kept you from attending our worship services. But as bad as the weather was, it could do nothing to dampen the spirit - or dare I say Spirit …
All That I Can't Leave Unsaid 