February 6, 2022 We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be. – Anne Lamott * * * * * * * Let’s go to the show! Playing through February 27 at Roxy’s theatre in downtown Wichita… Read more Moderator’s Corner
January 30, 2022 My mission as a Christian is not “to convert the heathen” as we once asserted. It is rather to assist in the task of helping all people “to live fully, to love wastefully and to be all that they are capable of being.” –John Shelby Spong * * * * * *… Read more Moderator’s Corner
January 23, 2022 But around God’s table, and around God’s people, you don’t have to pretend or overcompensate. You can just be. And in just being, you can, in the fierce and loving eyes of God, be known, be whole, and maybe even find a little rest. Because keeping it all going is just exhausting.… Read more Moderator’s Corner
January 16, 2022 The church is God saying: “I’m throwing a banquet, and all these mismatched, messed-up people are invited. Here, have some wine.” – Rachel Held Evans * * * * * * * * Our Zoom worship is possible through the talents of people with a bit of tech wizardry. We have the… Read more Moderator’s Coner
January 10, 2022 Not long ago I was a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, with one of America’s most prominent atheists. Wearing my clerical collar, I realized that I stood out among his guests. So I decided to announce to Bill that I, too, am an atheist. He seemed taken aback, so I… Read more Moderator’s Corner
January 2, 2022 “It gets darker and darker, and then Jesus is born.” That line comes back to me, from out of nowhere, and I decided to practice radical hope, hope in the face of not having a clue. – Anne Lamott I’m your PVCC Moderator for the next two years. This is a new… Read more Moderator’s Corner