As we gather at Menno Haven this coming weekend for our annual congregational retreat the focus of our teaching time will be on what Fr Richard Rohr has recently called …
January 15 Sermon Recording
An audio recording of Ric Hudgens’s sermon “Remembering Dr. King’s Church,” based on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “Beyond Vietnam,” is now available on our YouTube channel. Check it …
This Present Darkness
For the sake of shorthand I will use the term neo-fascism to describe this encroaching darkness. The difference in impact between neo-fascism and what preceded it is the difference between …
Workshop on Promoting Peace
On February 12, there is a free workshop “Learn to De-Escalate Violence & Stand Strong Promoting Peace” led by Sarah Thompson, Executive Director of Christian Peacemaker Teams. The workshop is …
No Service at Civic Center on February 5
We will NOT gather for worship at the Civic Center, due to retreat!
Church Retreat at Menno Haven
Make an effort to attend our 2017 Retreat February 3-5 at Menno Haven Camp! The topic will be “The Two Dances of Life” led by Ric Hudgens. There will be …
Where Does It Hurt?
One the constants on my weekly to do list is listening to the NPR program “On Being” with Krista Tippett. Civil rights legend Ruby Sales in a recent interview was …
Chicago Women’s March
A protest march called the Chicago Women’s March is taking place the day after the inauguration, January 21. The march is scheduled to kick off at 10:00am from Jackson and …
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY 2017 (POEM)
I wake up in the clenched realization of all I have lost in recent years and the descending cave of self-pity that always waits to consume me. But on this …
“Call Me Cliff”
Cliff Williams is featured in an article entitled “Call Me Cliff” in the Wheaton Record, the student newspaper of Wheaton College. Check it out! “Call Me Cliff”