Posts by Greg Yarnell

In our Advent meditation booklet, “Jesus, Beloved Son,” Henry Nouwen reminds us that we are called to make time to pray not because we feel like praying or because it gives us great insight, but simply because we want to be obedient. We want to listen. Nouwen traces the word listen to its Latin root,…

In our Advent meditation booklet, “Jesus, Beloved Son,” Henry Nouwen reminds us that we are called to make time to pray not because we feel like praying or because it gives us great insight, but simply because we want to be obedient. We want to listen. Nouwen traces the word listen to its Latin root,…

Last Sunday in our time of prayer a member of the congregation remembered Rosa Parks. Ms. Parks started the Montgomery Bus Boycott when, on December 1, 1955, she refused to give up her place on the bus. When I went to her website, I learned that in 1943 this same Rosa Parks had been forced…

Last Sunday in our time of prayer a member of the congregation remembered Rosa Parks. Ms. Parks started the Montgomery Bus Boycott when, on December 1, 1955, she refused to give up her place on the bus. When I went to her website, I learned that in 1943 this same Rosa Parks had been forced…

The Pine Valley Human Rights Manifesto declares “We believe a concern for human beings and their dignity is at the heart of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We, therefore, pledge ourselves to recognize all people as children of God and to embrace all as friends and neighbors, without regard to race, national origin, social or financial status,…