Bitterness Turned to Joy
CHILDREN We are blessed, and I don’t use that word casually, blessed by the presence of many infants, toddlers, children, and youth at Ames UCC. Zillions it seems, some days.…
Continue ReadingCHILDREN We are blessed, and I don’t use that word casually, blessed by the presence of many infants, toddlers, children, and youth at Ames UCC. Zillions it seems, some days.…
Continue ReadingDelivered at Ames UCC on October 29, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie This service of worship was unusual, for several reasons. First, I broke with my rigid adherence to liturgical…
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, October 28, 2017, the Des Moines Register published this Op-Ed piece, Ames church deserves kudos, not hate Campaign, for inclusive Halloween party for teens by Rekha Basu, in…
Continue ReadingPublished March 9, 2015 © The Rev. Eileen Gebbie Some of the most powerful theological thinking in my church happens at our League of Youth (LOY). Middle schooler: "I don’t…
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