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Posts Tagged: stewardship

September 30, 2024

Seeking Reconciliation on the Road

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While traveling across the American Southwest last spring, Kathy Mitchell was caught by surprise by the stories of her fellow travelers. “Everybody has a story,” said Kathy, a Native American ruling elder at  Trinity Presbyterian Church in Chinle, Arizona, in the heart of the Navajo Nation. “Everybody deserves to be heard.” Kathy’s desire to share peace… Read more »
September 23, 2024

Pennsylvania Church Offers Community a ‘Fresh Start’

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The local laundromat was Linda’s chapel. It was where she first shared a prayer concern that had been weighing heavily on her mind — and on her family’s heart — to say nothing of their budget. At the time, Linda was dealing with stage 4 cancer. She confessed to the pastor and volunteers from the… Read more »
September 16, 2024

Ministering to Migrants on the Brink of Despair

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The plight of the thousands of migrants in her native El Salvador keeps Carmen Elena Díaz awake at night. “Knowing their experiences, their stories, and in ministering to the migrant people, my life has been transformed,” said Carmen. “Their stories mark you, transform you, sensitize you. They make you realize what a hard and difficult subject… Read more »
September 9, 2024

Sowing the Seeds of Peace

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“Sowing the Seeds of Peace” (Zechariah 8:12)   We’ve all witnessed it, haven’t we? Flowers miraculously blooming across a ravaged landscape. Children holding hands and smiling in the face of war. We’ve all seen it and wonder how it’s possible. Such scenarios seem unlikely when we’ve all but given up hope. And yet … The… Read more »
November 9, 2021

A generosity that knows no boundaries

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By Rosemary C. Mitchell I grew up in a large Italian family. A hallmark of our life together was that there was always room at the table for a guest. When anyone, friend or stranger, arrived at the house, they were profusely welcomed and invited to have a seat and to eat. Always. No exceptions…. Read more »
August 10, 2021

Is it time to crowdsource the stewardship campaign?

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By the Rev. Rosemary C. Mitchell Crowdsourcing existed long before the internet. Of course, we didn’t call it that. In some instances, we called it a miracle. Consider this: What was, for you, the miracle of the Feeding of the 5,000? Was it that Jesus single-handedly fed 5,000 people with two fish and five loaves?… Read more »
June 29, 2021

Summer Stewardship

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By René Myers In the words of Nat King Cole, “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.” Summer is upon us, typically a time of respite from normal routines and activities — school, work, church programs. This summer might not be quite so “lazy,” as the world is emerging from pandemic isolation now… Read more »
June 1, 2021

The Other Side of the Coin

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By William McConnell How many times have we winced as an older, wiser sage reminds us to “look on the bright side,” to consider the “other side of the coin” or to “look for the silver lining”? Cringeworthy platitudes to be sure, but wisdom worth considering. After more than a year dealing with COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
April 20, 2021

Tending and Keeping

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By Jessica Maudlin Phelps The very first command addressed to humanity in the entire Bible is to “be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion” (Genesis 1:28). We see humankind displaying a type of dominion when it comes to pollution and extraction of the earth’s most precious resources with… Read more »
March 30, 2021

Saying ‘thank you’?

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By the Rev. Rosemary C. Mitchell The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for God has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.            Psalm 24:1–2 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small…. Read more »

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” — Luke 23:42

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