by David J. Grummon I knew the day would come when we would have to have this painful, awkward conversation, but I suppose I had been just avoiding it. I know we’ve been lucky not to have to talk about it until now, but I knew eventually one of my kids would start asking questions … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2017
When Racism Gets Real
by Dena Douglas Hobbs It has been a hard year for my thirteen-year-old daughter. She changed middle schools in the 8th grade. She went from a school that was incredibly diverse and accepting to a school that is, in her words, “full of rich, racist, white people.” Ouch. And we didn’t even see it coming. … Continue reading
Be Still and Know: Reflections on Psalm 46
by Lynace Pabst Veit For almost ten years now I have been active in Children’s Ministry. Either leading children’s choirs or as a Director of Children’s Ministry or sometimes BOTH! And over the years one of my favorite songs to sing with my children has become Be Still and Know, based on Psalm 46. Be … Continue reading