Can we help? Praying for Chicago – NATO summit and G8

Our guest blogger today is Linda Kopec, an active supporter of the Fellowship.  Linda alerts us to an opportunity for specific prayer for the Greater Chicago area.  She writes:  As I’ve listened to the radio or followed news reports this month, I’ve noticed growing concerns being voiced about the upcoming G8 and NATO summits to [...]

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“God in America” – did you see it?

This last week I watched the PBS six-hour production God in America – a series that explored the role religion has played in shaping America’s history.  I found it fascinating to hear and see the experiences of individuals – their struggles and triumphs – in finding a faith system that would give stability to their [...]

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March for peace and unity?

Is it all right to protest a senseless death by participating in a community march? Shouldn’t we just pray about solving gang violence? Is there a place for activism? Read (fairly brief) how one woman found her answer to these questions. One woman’s response.

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Interfaith Youth Core ambassador opportunity

What’s Interfaith? It’s where you can make a difference one-on-one. It a community of diversity who agrees that learning about other faiths is a healthy approach to life.  It’s a group of people who finds their own faiths strengthened by working closely with those of other faiths. If you are interested in world peace, this [...]

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Talking about a tree that builds fellowship and community

The Bible Lesson this week from the Christian Science Quarterly includes a familiar parable about sowing seeds. We’ll be talking about it at the Gathering on Sunday, February 7. Jesus’ parable teaches that the seeds dropped in fertile soil bear fruit abundantly. We can take that parable as a message to strengthen our receptivity to [...]

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Sacrament and the community

Our focus on fellowship keeps turning our thought outward, away from me/us/self. It reminds us to care about others. Listening carefully, being interested in others’ well-being, and supporting them are tangible expressions of “loving our neighbor as ourselves.” (Jesus’ second great commandment) Here’s a question I don’t know that we’ve discussed much before: How does [...]

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