by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | community
Ableism: Ableism is the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require ‘fixing’ and defines people by their...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | community, events, faith, prayer, worship
As I write this at the end of the day on Ash Wednesday, I do so with a humbled heart. Today, our congregation offered ashes to our wider Tucson community. It is the first time after a break due to the pandemic. We weren’t sure if people would stop by. We wondered if...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Two Disciples of note that you may not be aware of are Sarah Lue Bostick (1868-1948) and Preston Taylor (1849-1931). Dr. Rick Lowery, President of the Disciples Historical Society announced in their January newsletter that DCHS has commissioned biographies of the...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | faith
Next Wednesday, we will enter the season of Lent with the observance of Ash Wednesday. Each year we come together to receive ashes in the form of a cross and turn our attention to the creative power of God and God’s ability to heal the brokenness in our...
by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | faith, worship
These past weeks, our scriptures in worship have focused on the words of prophets. Whether Jesus quoting words of Isaiah, alluding to himself as a prophet and almost getting thrown off a cliff, or him marking the difference between a true prophet and a false one, the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | anti-racism, community, social justice
Howard Thurman (1899-1981), theologian, author, and mentor to many leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, preached a message of radical nonviolence. In 1936, he had led a delegation to Southern Asia, where he met and conversed deeply with Mahatma Ghandi. Thurman’s...
by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | community
Several years ago, our church began using “Covenants of Presence” as a guide for our meetings and conversations with the intent that those covenants will shape our culture as a congregation. The Covenants of Presence are adapted from those used by the Forum for...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | social justice
The Binational Save Asylum Coalition continues to lift up the plight of the migrants waiting at our southern border to ask for asylum. Currently, the border remains closed to most migrants. Some migrants have left the Nogales area because conditions there remain...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | anti-racism, social justice
The June 18, 2022 Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington and to the Polls will be a generationally transformative and disruptive gathering of poor and low-wealth people, state leaders, faith communities, moral...
