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Jan 143 min read
Finding Faith ... in everyday miracles like a gift of 1,200 pounds of free milk
Churches United employees toast a generous donation from an Aldi store with a couple gallons of milk at the Dorothy Day Food Pantry in...
Jan 127 min read
Finding Faith ... in truly understanding the greatest commandment's meaning
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Oct. 23, 2021, I was ordained as a minister of word and sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and...
Dec 24, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in the fact that impossible things do happen
Luke 2:1-20 "2 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first...
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in learning a lesson about what being grateful really means
EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....
Nov 22, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in the joy of seeing Churches United's new brighter days
One hundred days. You can do a lot in 100 days, I’ve found out over these past few months. It was 100 days ago this week that I joined...
Nov 14, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in the long list of neighbors that Churches United serves
I think many who have a certain picture in their mind of who calls an emergency shelter home may be surprised by who our guests at...
Nov 10, 20247 min read
Finding Faith ... in learning to live like the poor widow who gives everything
This week's gospel: Mark 12:38-44 Jesus Denounces the Scribes 38 As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around...
Nov 4, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in the opportunity to bring Churches United's story to others
In my short time here, I’ve found that one of the great privileges of serving as the CEO of Churches United are the invitations to...
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in stewardship meaning time & talent plus treasure
In my faith world we talk about generosity in terms of stewardship, which can be expressed in three distinct ways: time, talents and...
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in providing our neighbors a million pounds of food
It’s hard to comprehend something that’s a million of anything, isn’t it? For instance, what would a million pounds be? What would it...
Sep 29, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in the everyday, life-giving, holy moments at our shelter
I think one of the unfortunate mischaracterizations about life at a homeless shelter is that it is a dreary way of living, void of the...
Sep 22, 20244 min read
Finding Faith ... in the moments that keep our spirits from flagging at CU
My friend “Lois” stopped me in the lobby of our shelter . I call her “Lois” out of respect for her anonymity, and also because she...
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in my congregation's support of a simultaneous new all
By Pastor Devlyn Brooks God’s time. … Not our time. You’d think after the circuitous and long road it took for me to answer my call as a...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in being like Jesus; tell folks how much you appreciate them
EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....
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