Let me begin with this: I had an encounter with God at the age 12 that I believe lead me to where I am today. One afternoon when my mom and dad were not home, I went to the kitchen to get something sweet. I loved grape Kool-Aid, so I felt on top of the … Continue reading Grape Kool-Aid, a rotary dial phone, and trusting in God
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2024: A year in review
Hello friends, As you know, it is getting close to the end of the year. When you read this letter, you know change is happening around the States. You may have felt the angst that many Americans are feeling. The main question many Disciples are asking themselves is, “what should we do?” For New Church Ministry (NCM), … Continue reading 2024: A year in review
Is Pride really a sin?
About a month ago, Kansas City Chiefs kicker, Harrison Butker, made comments during a commencement speech that got many people worked up. Among his comments was this gem: “Not the deadly sins sort of Pride that has an entire month dedicated to it…” His comments are the exact kind of queerphobia that we are used to. But … Continue reading Is Pride really a sin?
Affirming NAPAD identity during AAPI Month
My name is Baek Hee Kim. I was born and raised in a Christian family in the Republic of Korea, and I came to the United States to pursue theological studies. I joined the Disciples of Christ while attending Brite Divinity School. The reason I embraced being a Disciple was because of the Open Table. … Continue reading Affirming NAPAD identity during AAPI Month
Chapelle Ste-Marthe: Deep Christian spirituality and a passion for God’s love and justice in Montréal
The current religious landscape of Québec, Canada is one of duality, dominated by the historic Roman Catholic Church and the growing secularism that got its start in the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Before this binary dynamic took hold, indigenous faiths were practiced first by the Kanien’kha:ka, Haudenosaunee, Anishinabeg, and Algonquin peoples living … Continue reading Chapelle Ste-Marthe: Deep Christian spirituality and a passion for God’s love and justice in Montréal