Aug 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Harvest labor is downward mobility. Down into the foundational things. “Harvest labor” Jesus said, not plantation owning. Down into the fingernail dirty corners of the world. Of Georgia. Down into the muck of human relationships.On our better days, when we set...
Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
How do we build community, embrace our Baptismal Covenant and dismantle racism together? Read the second in a series of reflections by Dr. Catherine Meeks, chair of Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism. Parish participation, transformation and...
Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
This article was published in the Gainesville Times on July 24, 2016.When I was a kid, some of my older relatives would always tell me, “You have a big imagination.”I smiled until I realized they weren’t giving me a compliment. It turns out having...
Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The imaginations of the true laborers belong to God. They have seen God do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine, and so they trust. They trust that God, as the still point of the circle, is drawing the circle of harvest wider and wider and they want in!Laborers...
Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is a labor shortage in the kingdom of God. True laborers are few, Jesus said. What does it take to be a true harvest laborer? Foremost, the harvest laborer is sent by God in partnership with people of faith. They go in joyful bold...
Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Though we sing on Sunday, “Join hands disciples … whatever your race may be!” — by the close of worship, it seems we have a double mind. Faced with this reality, you and I are invited to, “… repent and return to The Lord.” Our “more...
Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
With so much conversation about race in these last days, let us remember the work of dismantling racism and being agents of racial reconciliation is the work of all baptized people. We follow Jesus who gave His life for love, truth and justice. No less is required of...
Jul 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Harvest “ – a word that speaks of abundance and opportunity. A word that implies planting and watering has already happened and now the fruit of these labors is ready for the gathering. God alone could do all of this, but God has decided to include us in...
Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
How do we build community, embrace our Baptismal Covenant and dismantle racism together? Read the first in a series of reflections by Dr. Catherine Meeks, chair of Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism. Parish participation, transformation and...
Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Commission on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking honors programs that provide protection and care for at-risk children and help lead them into a full life in the Spirit. The Commission is aware that many congregations have programs that help prevent the trafficking of...
