Joseph Priestly visits with the congregation on a Sunday morning and shares some of his views on religion and science. Plus he does a little scientific magic!

May 2: Mother’s Peace Day ~ Rev. Paul On this Sunday before the traditional celebration, Paul will reflect on the work of Julia Ward Howe, whose call to women to join together to end war arguably is the source of the modern celebration of mother’s day. There will be a special congregational forum to discuss [...]

I heard Naomi Tutu speak today at Alabama State University. She is the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa. These days, she lives in Nashville as she pursues a Ph.D. at Fisk University. I want to share one image that particularly struck me. She criticized those who say they don’t see our differences [...]

April 3: It’s been a very good week in Chicago, though each time I come here I’m reminded why they call these courses “intensives”. I’m looking forward to getting home. I arrived in Chicago last Sunday, March 28, to take “Arts and Aesthetics in Ministry”. The class met for 6 hours each day from Monday [...]