Food For Life by Missy Ward Angalla

Oct 11, 2014 | Being a Minister

Anna came to my office in tears. Her eyes were swollen from crying for several hours. She walked two hours to our office, desperate to find help. She explained to me that she had arrived in Uganda six months before after the soldiers came to her village one evening....

Welcoming a New Pastor by Molly T. Marshall

Oct 9, 2014 | Encouraging Words

I was witness to a historic event on October 5, 2014, as the Riverside Church in the City of New York installed Rev. Dr. Amy K. Butler as senior minister. She brings an extravagance of gifts to this august congregation, and together they have forged a covenant of...

Ring the Bells: An Ordination Journey by Sheryl Wells

Oct 8, 2014 | Weekly Words

“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That is how the light gets in.”—Leonard Cohen For the longest time I put off ordination. Oh, I had many reasons, or excuses. I needed to get my children graduated from...