Dear Ones, Over the years I have heard many parents wonder out loud why they bother buying their children toys. Kids seem to have just as much fun (or more!) playing with the empty box! On Christmas morning this year I found myself wondering the exact same thing. Why had we bothered to get our […]Read more
Dear Ones, Since the pandemic began last March, I have spent more time than I care to admit imagining the worst-case scenario. And then it happened. My family and I all came down with Covid-19. We were lucky. Our symptoms were relatively mild, and we were able to get through it safely and comfortably at […]Read more
Dear Ones, September has always felt like a true beginning to me. As the weather cools and the apples ripen, we head into a new season, a new school year, and a new church year. Usually I find it all exciting and invigorating. But not this year. This year I am coming in already tired. […]Read more
Six months into this global pandemic and reality has started to sink in. We are in this for the long haul. What we thought might be a brief inconvenience has turned into a way of life. Given the option, none of us would choose this. But here we are, each of us experiencing an endless […]Read more
The last few months have been exhausting for all of us. So much is going on in the world and we have all had to adapt in previously unimaginable ways. I’m tired, and I know I am not the only one. Like me, a large number of Peoples people are in caring or helping professions […]Read more
Five years ago, the members and friends of Peoples Church discerned that it was time to enter Developmental Ministry: a time-limited, goal-oriented program designed to help struggling congregations stabilize, achieve their goals, and prepare to call a settled minister. I know it would have been much easier not to Read more
Just like any other type of organization, churches can come and go. People form them all the time and many open up with enthusiasm only to close their doors after a few years. Even the more well-established, historic churches are struggling to stay open these days. If current trends continue, more and more Read more
For the last few years here at Peoples Church we have been focusing our social justice efforts on understanding and dismantling racism and white supremacy culture. Our Social Justice Team has led the way, inviting us to read, reflect, and learn more about whiteness and racism, wrestle with our own role(s) in a Read more
When was the last time you had an experience of awe? Were you looking up at the night sky, gazing at the face of a newborn baby, or listening to your favorite piece of music? Did your heart expand, did your breath quicken or stop, and did the skin on your arms raise with goosebumps? […]Read more
There is so much to pay attention to: the news, the election, the latest trends, the daily to-do list, and much more. So, as we head into a new month built around the theme of ATTENTION, I got to thinking about what we can let go of. What can we stop paying attention to? What […]Read more