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...

By Pastor Devlyn Brooks I’m curious, Faith Family … how do you learn what is happening here at Faith Lutheran ? This was an interesting...

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

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

You'd be forgiven if you don't know who Julia Hawkins is. Full disclosure: I didn't either until today. Julia Hawkins, who took up...

By The Rev. Devlyn Brooks Given the spirit of the season, might I interest you in casting a fairly non-controversial vote? … A vote for...

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...

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

Can redemption come 52 years later? After recently witnessing the reception my father-in-law received upon returning from an Honor Flight...

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...

By The Rev. Devlyn Brooks Fireflies are remarkable creatures, aren’t they? So magical that they could only have been designed by a...

By Pastor Devlyn Brooks Late this summer, in an effort to continue to push our Faith Lutheran revitalization initiative forward, our...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

This week's gospel: John 6:56-69 56  Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them. 57  Just as the living Father...