Latest from ESABenediction For UnityJune 18, 2018By Katelyn Durst It is hard to admit this because we are kind people but we wouldn’t know unity from contempt we wouldn’t know togetherness from war we wouldn’t be able to say that the church body is whole we are too mixed up with who is for us and…... Read more...For Each Other’s WelfareJune 15, 2018Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained. ~Helen Keller Read more...Costly GraceJune 14, 2018An interview with Rev. Rob Schenck By Kristyn Komarnicki “One of my favorite moments in the Gospels is when Jesus told his disciples what would be the hallmark of a Christian: ‘By this shall all people know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’ I…... Read more...How Pausing Is KindnessJune 13, 2018By Prasanta Verma i will tell you now how pausing is kindness. pausing is the white space, white space around words. pausing is the margins on a page, a space created around words. pausing is the comma. it is catching one’s breath at the end of a…... Read more...Love the SinnerJune 12, 2018By Kristyn Komarnicki Today marks two years since the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the deadliest incident of violence against LGBTQ people in U.S. history, killing 49. While many rallied with support in the aftermath, far too many churches, pastors and Christians remained silent, or simply, as Julie Rodgers pointed out, failed…... Read more...Vegan Christians Aren’t That ScaryJune 11, 2018By Sarah Withrow King “I’m not that scary,” Danny Concannon says to C.J. Cregg in the final season of The West Wing. “I just want to talk.” If you are vegan, or vegetarian, or another sort of animal-friendly Christian, these two sentences from Danny probably capture some of the feelings…... Read more...You Did for MeJune 8, 2018For I was hungry and you gave me food I was thirsty and you gave me drink I was a stranger and you welcomed me I was naked and you gave me clothing I was sick and you looked after me I was in prison and you came to me……... Read more...Christianity Is a Refugee StoryJune 7, 2018By Kevin Singer If you are a Christian, you are part of a refugee story. You join the ranks of Abraham, who took a dangerous journey from his homeland of Ur to the land of Canaan; Joseph, who was carried into Egypt after being sold into slavery by his brothers;…... Read more...Created to Serve HumanityJune 6, 2018We have to realize that we have been created for something very important…God created us to serve humanity. ~ Ghada Ghazal In this second video from the Center for Women, Faith & Leadership, watch Ghada Ghazal talk about her search to discover who God created her to be. The Center…... Read more...
