June 2025

Forward Today: Give to God the things that are God’s

Dear friends in Christ, Today, as I write this, it is Tuesday evening. The reading for evening prayer includes part of the twelfth chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel, in which Jesus holds a denarius and tells his followers to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and give to God what is God’s. Divine worship is […]

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Forward Today: Throughout the whole wide Earth

Dear friends in Christ: We welcome back Lindsay Barrett-Adler, Forward Movement’s Director of Development, as our guest author this week. Last Sunday, we heard the story of Pentecost and celebrated the Holy Spirit’s descent into the world. Sitting with my preschooler in our church play space next to the lectern, I gave thanks for the […]

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Forward Today: Do not let your hearts be troubled

Dear friends in Christ, Sometimes it seems like the world is spinning out of control. Authoritarianism is on the rise around the world. Violence is endemic. Each day’s headlines bring more chaos. To top it off, the church seems to be gripped by a death-spiral of decline and irrelevance. And then Jesus speaks in the Gospel […]

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