Julie’s Jar: Lent–A Springtime Festival
Lent gets mired down in sackcloth and ashes. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, Lent coincides with moving from Winter into Spring: New life beginning to bud
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140 Years–The Wisdom of Stability
As our congregation approaches 140 years of ministry in the Pomona Valley, we believe it is vital for us to consider collectively what it means for a gathered community of
Continue readingJulie’s Jar: Prisms of God
Did you know that there is a contemplative movement, and it is growing in the Christian Church and around the world? Rev. Dr. Barbara Holmes writes, “I’m watching more and
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Julie’s Jar: Responsibility to Respond
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, professor at Columbia and UCLA Law Schools, wrote an essay about an event from the history of our country. It happened during Reconstruction, the time after the
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Julie’s Jar: Name What is Hateful
Keeping silent to the sounds of hate is what I call a sin of omission. Refraining from naming hateful speech for what it is cooperating with hate. White supremacy groups
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