This week, I have had the opportunity reflect on our youth at Highland and how they each live into this core value we share: “We value all people, not in spite of, but precisely because of all that makes each one unique.” … Continue reading
When I first considered what to offer in this space, I landed on a famous essay by philosopher Peter Singer. In “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” which you can find on Google and read in full, Singer attempts to recast our … Continue reading
This Sunday, June 21, we celebrate LGBTQ Pride and God’s inclusive love in worship! Covid-19 and the current historical movement for black lives have radically altered what Pride month looks like this June in our city and country. As trans … Continue reading
This week, Mary Alice Birdwhistell has finally arrived. You will each have to decide for yourself if she is the one to serve as Highland’s next pastor. One beauty (and risk) of Baptist life and polity, for those who have … Continue reading
The freedom to be is a curious undertaking for a people in isolation. In our staff devotion, Walter led us through a reminder that we are interdependent on one another. We considered an essay by CS Lewis, in which the … Continue reading
It is no secret, and I hope never to forget, that Highland offered a home for me before I believed I deserved it. This home first came working for Carol alongside the youth community as an intern, long before I … Continue reading
I believe that the rhythms of our community life here at Highland are more formative and important to me than I may pause to acknowledge during the Advent season. I believe that the things we say and do shape us, … Continue reading
Highland is hosting its annual Thanksgiving Soul Supper on Thursday, November 21, at 6:00 p.m., in Fellowship Hall. The purpose of the supper is to provide a safe and affirming place for LGBT folk to celebrate Thanksgiving since many are … Continue reading
I have had the privilege of preaching each Friday this month and look forward to the full weekend with each of you in worship this Sunday. I resist the othering of Friday evening and Sunday morning from one another, so … Continue reading
It is hard not to have a favorite Avett Brothers song stuck in my head this week as I consider our lectionary passages and sit down to write a sermon for this coming Sunday: “I’ve got something to say … Continue reading