Posts by Greg Yarnell
The Gospel According to Harry Potter
The Inter-generational Sunday School Class, “The Gospel According to Harry Potter,” is slated to begin the the second installment of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” in the Grace Room beginning at 9 on Sunday mornings in July. Everyone, younger and older, is welcome to attend. Each week, we will watch a…
Read MoreA Word On Hospitality
The words “hospitable, “hospital,” and “hospitality” are all related for a good reason. When you step into a hospital today, you are entering an institution that began in the Church, because the assumption was that in the Church you would find welcome and healing. Nuns were the first nurses, and while they were not as…
Read MoreTragedy in Orlando
The tragedy that befell Orlando has been like concentric rings ever widening, every circle to encompass an entire nation. They say it’s the largest mass shooting in our nation’s history. It’s easy to get caught by the number. But that is 50 names, 50 faces, 50 lives with stories to tell. We can’t tie it…
Read MoreBeing God’s Love — District Assembly
South Central District Assembly will be Sunday, July 31, featuring speaker Dr. Mark Johnston, Executive Director of the Open & Affirming Ministry program at the GLAD Alliance. Before joining GLAD, Mark worked as a therapist with LGBT clients and their families for over 25 years. Mark Johnston is an ordained Disciples minister with a Ph.D.…
Read More“You are perfect, just the way you are!”
“You are perfect, just the way you are!” –LBGTQ Sunday After centuries of religion-based oppression, every LGBTQ teen deserves to hear a religious leader say, “Your sexual orientation or gender identity is perfect. You are loved, just as you are.” THOUSANDS of churches, synagogues, sanghas, and other faith communities celebrate LGBTQ people just as they are.…
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