I was at the dentist’s long enough this past Monday to finish reading a new novel called “Weather” by Jenny Offill. In the novel, the narrator describes someone she knows as a good listener and says something like: She could …
Esperanza now has a Stewardship Team, a group focused on helping us think about our money, in the context of faith, and how we may grow in generosity. Thanks to Michael Paradise, Craig Peck, and Michelle Tinsley for getting this …
A young friend of mine posted this on Facebook: “What is our nation coming to that a Black man is killed this way by police?” I understand her indignation; our country is supposed to be different. But, with a moment’s …
Businesses are reopening with new safety measures in place, so the question naturally arises: When will we go back to in-person worship at Esperanza? The simple answer is that we could begin gathering in small groups for outdoor worship services, keeping our …
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It’s with regret that I write to let everyone at Esperanza know that I will be leaving you earlier than anticipated, most likely in mid-July. But it’s with relief that I tell you that the synod staff (specifically, Bishop Deborah …
I watched my mom go through a long period of adjusting to “not being useful” after a lifetime of sitting down only when there was desk work to do (she did sit down for meals, but then she’d jump up …