As a congregation over the last two months we have had to practice social distancing for our own health and safety, and for others. This has meant we have not…

Dear Hyde Park Community and Warehouse Brothers and Sisters: Greetings in the name of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ!  We pray that this finds you well and safe as you…

Reinhold Niebuhr first shared the serenity prayer in a sermon in 1943. Today, it is a beloved prayer around the world and has been embraced by many groups, including Alcoholic…

Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!  This is the proclamation of the women who visited the tomb of Jesus that first Easter morning.  This is the great Easter proclamation…

In “Canoeing the Mountains,” by Tod Bolsinger,  we read about adaptive leadership.  Explorers Lewis and Clark were seeking a waterway from the east to the Pacific Ocean, journeying by canoe. …

Psalm 46 is a wonderful Psalm of remembrance, and in our remembering strength, for the journey before us.  In these days of “social distancing”, filled with uncertainty, anxiety, dis-ease, and…

One of my favorite books, Children’s Letters to God, compiled by Stuart Hample and Eric Marshall continues to make me smile.  Here’s a few (just as they wrote them): Dear…

Dear Hyde Park Community Family: Grace and peace to you through our Lord, Jesus Christ.  In these anxious days, fueled by the COVID-19 virus, these words of Paul in Philippians…

In light of the continuing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) I take this opportunity to communicate our current and developing plans for addressing healthy habits and maximizing efforts to prevent…

Several years ago I attended a national United Methodist Clergywomen’s Conference in San Diego.   Since we are a global church, there were women in attendance from around the world. …