Community Care

Prayers for Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. It is a day to remember, grieve, and honor the lives of transgender persons who …

Sometimes in our work with children, we rub up against the edges of what Jerome Berryman called “existential limits." He named …

In our work as formation leaders, we will encounter opportunities to talk about death and minister to people who are grieving. It …

Content warning: The following essay includes a discussion of pregnancy loss. When I was standing at the threshold of so many …

Years ago, before my ordination to the diaconate, I chose hospital chaplaincy as my call to servant ministry. Specifically, I …

These days in a world of ongoing communal crises, I find myself asking different questions of my own spirituality as well as our …

Six months after being widowed at the age of 61, I heard God’s voice calling me to move from sadness to joy. I realized that all …

Sue Vogelman taught kindergarten and first grade for more than 10 years at Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHS) in Newtown, CT. She …

With increasing frequency, acts of mass violence continue appearing in news headlines. The urge to act is often stifled by the …

If you went away to college, you may remember how receiving a box of goodies that smelled like home could immediately take you …