Feb 23, 2022
Dear friends in Christ, This week’s Forward Today is written by Lindsay Barrett-Adler, who started working on the Forward Movement team in our development department in June 2021. From time to time, I hope Forward Today readers will enjoy a perspective from others on our team. – Scott Gunn “Don’t forget to write your thank … Continue reading Forward Today: Thank you notes
Feb 16, 2022
Dear friends in Christ, Last week I wrote about churches embarking on a Lenten journey in these strange times. This week, I want to say a few things about how we might go on a Lenten journey on our own. Fundamentally, Lent is about repentance, about rejecting the alluring evils of this world and turning … Continue reading Forward Today: Prepare with joy for the Paschal feast
Feb 9, 2022
Dear friends in Christ, Lent is just around the corner. This week, I want to share a few thoughts about Lent at your church. Next week, I’ll write about Lent for you. Once again, Lent this year will be different than we might prefer, as the pandemic continues. In some places, church activities will seem … Continue reading Forward Today: Lent in your church
Feb 2, 2022
Dear friends in Christ, Today the church celebrates one of the great feasts, the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple. We recall the time, told in the second chapter of Luke, that Mary and Joseph took young Jesus to the Temple to present him to God. This was to fulfill the law … Continue reading Forward Today: A Light to enlighten