Jesus sets the example of service in his humble act of washing his disciples' feet. In the Gospel of John , the author describes the...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....

There comes a time when words don’t seem to be enough. But I sincerely pray that everyone in our community hears this come from the...

By Pastor Devlyn Brooks $28.95 … That was a monetary donation that we received recently at Churches United . A large pile of change and...

Churches United employees toast a generous donation from an Aldi store with a couple gallons of milk at the Dorothy Day Food Pantry in...

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...

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...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....

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...

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...

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...

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...

In my faith world we talk about generosity in terms of stewardship, which can be expressed in three distinct ways: time, talents and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....