Regional Reflections: Arizona at General Board
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: I write to you today from Chicago, where I – along with Arizonans Rev. Jessica Braxton (Saguaro Christian Church), Cecilia Johnson (Chalice Christian Church), and Rev. Lori Tapia (Casa de Adoracion and Obra Hispana) – am in town for the General Board meeting. All regional ministers […]
Regional Reflection – Holy Week
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: Holy Week is almost upon us. As our journey through Lent intensifies, there is much talk about dying and living, clinging to life and letting go, losing our lives and being saved. In Christian tradition, Jesus is linked to salvation. Indeed, the name “Jesus” means: “God saves.” […]
Regional Reflection: Winter Camp
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: “Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Oh baby, let me people go!” “You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of us.” “Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary …” “Come, and go with me, to my Father’s house …” “Some-times in our lives, we all have pain, we […]
Regional Reflections – Shine the Light
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: A clarinet. A trombone. A saxophone. A piano. A guitar. A bass. A tuba. And a congregation holding up their index fingers and singing: “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine …” That was the scene at Foothills Christian Church on Sunday […]
Regional Reflections – ¡la biblia es una BIBLIOTECA!
Greetings to all in the Love of Jesus Christ: La biblia no es un LIBRO; ¡la biblia es una BIBLIOTECA! (The Bible is not a BOOK; the Bible is a LIBRARY!) That was one of many thought-provoking phrases offered by Dr. Jose Morales during the first few sessions of Método Teológico; a Spanish-language course on Theological Methods the […]