Lectionary Reflections for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 12 Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 God is alive!  God is at work in our lives!  We can trust God’s loving-kindness in every life circumstance.  With the apostle Paul, we can experience joy even in the most challenging situations.  There are no guarantees [...]

Amy Simpson’s “Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission” is a wake up call to the pervasive realities of mental illness in congregations and our need to move from alienation and otherness to communion and partnership.