At the end of each weekend service, we throw in a plug for the MuseCast. Now, we pull back the curtain and take a look at its inner workings from the perspectives of our wise and witty hosts, Shawna Boren and Dan Kent. Read More
In December 2014, Todd Feske saw a Facebook post requesting clothing for the homeless. Todd had the option to drop donations at a shelter, but he wanted to know exactly who he was helping. As an avid hiker, he already knew of some camps in the area, so he collected hats, coats and scarves and made a few initial trips. He met two men who told him, “Sure, it’s Christmas time and everybody thinks about us now and then forgets about us the rest of the year.” Read More
On Monday, February 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing over 20,000 people. In the aftermath, thousands of survivors are living without shelter in very cold weather and facing shortages of food, water, fuel and medicine. God’s heart is for the whole world, and in moments like these, we especially want to remember that. Read More
Communitas Twin Cities is a WH partner ministry that has worked for 13 years with homeless and impoverished residents in downtown St. Paul. Starting as a “church on the street,” they bring church life to people who rarely feel seen or loved. Read More
“What is truth?” Pilate asked Jesus, and his question is still relevant today. Many of us believe we have moved beyond an age of absolutes, and that one person’s reality is just as good as another’s. With “my truth” and “your truth”, we sometimes find ourselves playing a game of “Whose Truth is it Anyway?” While it can feel that all truth is unraveling, what if instead, there is certainty at the core of all things? Read More
A volunteer team plans our MLK service each year, and we asked three team members to share their thoughts on hope that sustains action. May their stories build up your own hope and encourage you to keep pressing on! Today we share Jerry’s story. Read More
A volunteer team plans our MLK service each year, and we asked three team members to share their thoughts on hope that sustains action. May their stories build up your own hope and encourage you to keep pressing on! Today we share Mary’s story. Read More
The theme of our 2023 MLK celebration was “Hope in Action.” Even 60 years after Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream,” speech, much work remains to bring us to true justice, reconciliation and peace. To sustain this work, we need hope. But how do you carry hope when things move so slowly and it’s two steps forward, one step backward? Read More
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of The Letter from a Birmingham Jail. This letter came about in April 1963, after Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested while participating in a campaign to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama. From his jail cell, King wrote a response challenging the “white moderate” and calling people to creative nonviolent action for the cause of racial justice. Read More
As we head into our third annual Learn-a-thon, we encourage you to use our collection of resources to build your hope. Learn from the hope of the past, engage with the hope of the present, and carry that hope into future action. Read More