The winter holidays offer us many opportunities for expressing appreciation, showing love, and sharing wealth. Through the lens of a cultural history of gift exchange, we consider how we might … Continue reading “Presence and Presents: Thoughts about Giving and Receiving”
**Remember to “fall back”! Let’s imagine a counter-narrative to the “gloom and doom” that dominate our media. We reflect on the power of real-world stories to sustain us as we … Continue reading “The World We Dream About”
How do we evaluate leaders, and what do we expect of ourselves? An exploration of perfection as a spiritual and a cultural aspiration. Alternatively, join the Camp Hill congregation for … Continue reading Wholeness, Excellence, and Perfection
An exploration of how we know what is real, what is factual, and what is true. What are the moral and spiritual implications of our ways of knowing? What does … Continue reading Ways of Knowing
Whatever we might believe about God, most of us carry images of the divine from various sources we have encountered on life’s journey. We will explore a variety of these … Continue reading Images of the Divine
Living in community is a fact of human life, and we all hunger for a sense of belonging. How can congregational life help to move us toward a vision of … Continue reading The Fabric of Community
