Jennifer's Blog

I emailed and asked our congregational or presbytery leaders just one question: “What are you learning in this season?” I was thrilled to...

Part One: Technology I have regular, daily conversations with church leaders who are finding their way in this unusual and challenging...

In Jewish teachings,  the Hebrew words tikkun olam signify any activity that improves the world, bringing it closer to the harmonious...

I had fifteen ideas for blog posts tumbling around in my head and now they are gone. (Note to self: write them down.) This week has been...

It feels like it’s day 1,275 of the pandemic. So much of what brings us joy, and so much of what we seek to share when times are...

My husband, Dan, and I went out to the grocery store yesterday afternoon for a few items. We passed a small tent as we were walking in...

” Let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest if we don’t give up. So then, let’s work for the good of all...

Photo by Quincy Worthington There is no question that our nation and our world are struggling and while we have a novel coronavirus in...

It’s early on Sunday morning on the last day of May of 2020 as I write this.  It’s been a year of pain and challenge of varying...

It’s kind of a steady drumbeat in my head. “Eradicate systemic poverty. Dismantle structural racism. Build congregational vitality.”...

Dear sisters and brothers, siblings in Christ, Yesterday’s national news concerning a declaration that churches are essential and that...

I love the  expression “a gracious plenty.”  It’s an idiom that means “a generous amount” or “an elegant sufficiency.” Used to describe a...