“I can fully participate”
Faith in Action

“I can fully participate”

Growing up as a deaf child in the Philippines, Mary Grace Asuncion felt unsupported. Her family didn’t know sign language, nor did they care to learn. “I wasn’t able to…
“Final place of safety”
Mission & Ministry

“Final place of safety”

Working the overnight shift at the chapel at Ramstein Air Base in Germany is a challenge, but Chaplain Katie Osweiler is thankful to be helping refugees from Afghanistan on their…
Food, faith and a pandemic
Mission & Ministry

Food, faith and a pandemic

COVID-19 has affected people all over the world, and Liberia, in West Africa, is no exception. But the effects there were different from most of the Western Hemisphere. To contain…
Caring, learning, trusting
Mission & Ministry

Caring, learning, trusting

Many years ago, Linda Jacobson changed a tire on a rural road near Arusha, Tanzania. She wasn’t strong enough to turn the lug nuts, but she figured out what to…
Seeing with God’s eyes
Faith in Action

Seeing with God’s eyes

Focal verse “I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing”…
Inherent worth
Mission & Ministry

Inherent worth

When Ken Carder’s wife, Linda, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, he began to consider the high value society places on intellect, and how capacity relates to identity. He quickly learned…
Create smoother transitions
Faith in Action

Create smoother transitions

August’s arrival means a new school year, new routines and, as we stumble out of the COVID-19 pandemic this summer, more uncertainty. Any parent can tell you that children may…
Pandemic partnership
Faith in Action

Pandemic partnership

In March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic caused people to adjust how they worked, went to school and socialized, most in-person worship services were halted. Congregational leaders rushed to find…