Open Our Eyes – Mar. 20, 2023
“The very places Indiana bats trusted to preserve them betrayed them. Cool, dark, and humid, cave air not only holds bats in metabolic equipoise, it also invigorates a fungus new to North America. Brought from Europe on spelunkers’ gear, spores of the fungus multiplied rampantly in caves of northeastern states, then spread farther and faster […]
But Now We See
Why do we get caught up in culture wars, arguing about what is sinful and who’s at fault? Worse yet, good church folk are not the only ones arguing about who’s got God on their side. Parties and nations do it too. Religiousity has entered our political realm at full volume. In today’s gospel reading, […]
Callings – Recovery Cafe New Property! Lent, Housing, Dayspring Events, “Wild Hope”
Callings – Spring 2021 This issue of Callings starts off with exciting news from Recovery Café DC, who in partnership with Anacostia Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), have acquired an 8,000 ft² space for “café-style space on the ground floor, and approximately 36 units of new affordable housing on the top floors.” Amazing! Editor Marjory provides a 2021 […]
New Jubilee Jobs & Festival Center EDs, Pandemic Updates, “Wild Hope”, Pine Ridge Reflection
Callings — Summer 2020 The new issue of Callings for Summer 2020 is jam packed with updates from across the community, with an emphasis on core ministries in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. New Executive Directors Christine Gossens of Jubilee Jobs and Bill Mefford of the Festival Center are introduced, and Jim Knight provides an update […]