The John Rankin House, where the Rankin family worked together to move enslaved people towards freedom. On Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us and for our salvation. In the New Testament, the word salvation can also be translated liberation; it is the same word used when God liberated...
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Like most of the kids in my tenth grade Latin class, I was fascinated by Pompeii. The teacher knew it was a sure-fire way to get a wandering class of teenagers to pay attention. The volcano that exploded over Pompeii came so fast that the lava and ash solidified around...
Dear CSPC family, Many of you have expressed longing to be back in our sanctuary for worship. I am grateful for your love of that holy place, and for your patience as the leadership of CSPC has diligently worked through the safest ways to go about reopening. This week, Session...
In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and...
A few weeks ago, my fiancee called me excitedly to come see something on the balcony. I scanned the view, trying to figure out what he was so interested in. “No,” he said, “look down.” My balcony is not terribly interesting. Wood planks. Two deck chairs. A couple garden gnomes that...
Dear CSPC family, Session met tonight to discuss our church’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevailing wisdom of the medical community is to cancel large gatherings to slow transmission of the virus, allowing hospitals to absorb the impact of critical cases over time. In accordance with state, medical, and...
It was snowing when I began this reflection. You wouldn’t know it now. I drove through thick flakes to get to church today to prepare for our Ash Wednesday service. Our siblings in the north are cancelling those same services, due to whiteout conditions. But here in Northern Kentucky the...
From time to time, it appears in my social media feeds, as a hashtag or an all-caps cry: BURN IT ALL DOWN. It’s hyperbole, of course. A tongue-in-cheek, exasperated way of expressing frustration and exhaustion with something that’s just not working. A toxic work environment? Burn it all down. Laundry...
December is a busy month–parties, pageants, plays, shopping, cleaning, baking, decorating, lightseeing, traveling, and in the middle of all of it trying to make room for Jesus! Advent is one of the liturgical seasons of the church, a time when we both celebrate the memory of Christ’s incarnation as the...
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