FAITH VOICES
Faith Voices: Worth of All Persons – Rev. Dave Nii
A guiding life principle from my faith tradition is to unreservedly recognize, uphold, and protect the intrinsic value of all persons. In this country’s struggle with racial injustice, fear, and hate, the need for voices and actions to rise-up and …
Faith Voices: Be Known for Loving Others – Elder Norm Davey
Today’s turmoil can be viewed as a challenge or opportunity. Decisions regarding in-person worship, debates about the safety of schools in the face of a pandemic, protests in search of racial justice, and sacrifices due to financial hardship have all …
Faith Voices: Our Communities Will Dance Again – Susan Bolduc
America is in deep grief. We are seeing great economic and racial inequality and a staggering death rate from a pandemic denied by many of our leaders. During this time of mass public protest and outcry, I am reminded of …
Faith Voices: Control – Rev. Alan Johnson
You've heard these words: “Well, it's out of my hands!”; “It's beyond my control.”; or “You have to do something about that.” During this time, one of the questions that arises is, “what are we really in control of?” We read about …
Faith Voices: A Call to the Faithful – Rev. Gary R. Weaver
Where is the “zero tolerance” of children in cages from the people of America? Where is the zero tolerance of the 70,000 immigrant children in U.S. detention centers as reported in 2019? Where is the zero tolerance for the seven …
Faith Voices: What Are You Talking About Witness? – Rev. Pedro Silva
When I was growing up, I used to watch a show called “Diff’rent Strokes”. It was the story about two young Black boys who were adopted by a rich White man, Mr. Drummond. In essence, the story was a rags …
Faith Voices: Certainty and Uncertainty – Rev. Alan Johnson
While we live with the day's emails and news, seeking to find what we can trust, we do have the hope and the promise that we will find ourselves back to our home, being at home in ourselves. We can …
Faith Voices: From the Rush of a Violent Wind – Rev. Nicole Lamarche
There is a story in the Christian tradition about how the Church began and it starts with the Divine, showing up with the “rush of a violent wind.” It is sudden and chaotic, confusion abounds- but out of it, what …
Faith Voices: A Single Garment of Destiny – Rev. Emily Hagan
Two things are spinning in my mind these days. I once had the privilege of listening to a sermon by Dr. Tony Evens on the passage Matthew 7:24-27 from the Bible. He talked about how the storm was something that …
Faith Voices: Is it time for Jubilee? – Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry
Once again, we are confronted with the utter inadequacies of our economic, social and political systems. Over the past decade, the wealth of the top 1 percent of households has surpassed the combined wealth of the bottom 80 percent. (source: …