First Nations Version, FNV
After seeing various verses cited in articles I’ve read, I recently purchased the First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament. It was released in 2021, the work of a twelve-member translation council from diverse tribal heritages and geographical areas, led by Terry M. Wildman (Ojibwe, Yaqui), a…
A Time for Rekindling?
Warning: This blog post contains an extended metaphor Two years ago we put a wood burning insert in our living room fireplace. One of the many satisfying experiences with this is putting on new logs (and maybe some newspaper) in the morning and having them catch fire from the heat…
Ten years of organized goodness
This summer marks ten years Gwen Reiser has been lead administrator for CMC. She worked as a part time assistant the previous six years and held numerous volunteer leadership positions before that. During the last decade her title has changed from Office Administrator to Church Administrator, reflecting her increased role…
Creative Faith and Uncertainty
Today’s blog is from Ben Rudeen Kreider. It’s the final week of his summer pastoral internship and he’ll also be preaching this Sunday. In a short seminary course on Black church traditions related to land, food, and racial agency, Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III shared a story. When he was…
“Listening is a creative force”
For the last two years I’ve been meeting weekly with a CMC small group that discusses the daily meditations of Franciscan priest Richard Rohr. We meet Wednesdays at noon over Zoom. Anyone is welcome. This week’s theme is about listening, and today’s meditation features the words of author Kay Lindahl. …
