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Rev. Steve, Asheville

March 3, 2018 by Guest Author 5 Comments

The congregation I serve — Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church — sits on the campus of Warren Wilson College, a progressive-leaning liberal arts college located just outside of Asheville, NC. Like so many progressive-minded young people today, the students at Wilson are deeply suspicious of institutional faith. So much so, in fact, I sometimes wonder if… Read More →

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Rob, Apple Valley

February 12, 2018 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

After the divisiveness after last November’s election, the session at Spirit of Life Presbyterian wanted to share a message to our neighborhood of welcome. We ran across this image created by David Lamotte and felt this is the welcome we wish to share. This third Sunday of Advent, our theme this week is #WordOfWelcome. It… Read More →

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Sarah Moore-Nokes

February 12, 2018 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

We live across the street from a middle school and in a neighborhood with lots of political views. Our sign has been up for close to a year a now and we get lots of positive comments but mostly, I’m really glad that we have a concrete way to make the invitation to be neighbors… Read More →

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Any Kim, Shaker Heights (Cleveland)

September 30, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

People stop on a weekly basis to read our sign or say how much they appreciate it. Today this note was placed inside our screen door. Friends, everyone is looking for signs of hope…glad we have an 8ft one on our house.

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Stephen, Shelter Island

August 31, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Hey neighbors! The people who are Shelter Island Presbyterian Church in Shelter Island, New York recently put up our “Let’s Be Neighbors” banner in English and Spanish. We believe that now is the time for faith communities of all kinds to be bold, prophetic witnesses of peace and hospitality in these divisive times. The message… Read More →

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Hansen, Nederland

August 1, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Back in February our Session added a new position, an Elder for Cultural Engagement. A young adult named Will Ford was ordained and given the task of reaching out to other young folks in the community, spiritual-but-not-religious neighbors, and pretty much anyone in town who is not already connected to the church. He addressed music… Read More →

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Lander, Sherman

May 14, 2017 by Guest Author 1 Comment

The sessions of the two churches I serve considered these banners and enthusiastically decided to have them printed. It exemplifies who we hope to be in our communities. We put up one of the banners this past week. Today was commencement for Austin College, just across the street. As I greeted people following worship this… Read More →

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Wendy, Fort Collins

April 11, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

We are Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. We saw your website with the banner and thought, “this is us!!” We use the Ubuntu word as our representation of all of us being family and felt combining your idea with ours would be the perfect example of our community. Thank you for sharing this… Read More →

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