With All Your Mindby Denise Hill The Gospel of Mark has always fascinated me. Back in my second year at UChicago, we had an assignment in one of my classes where our professor wanted us to read the Gospel of Mark in a way that was a bit outside of the norm — we had […]
*transcript of video is below* Yesterday was the first day of Advent, the period in the Christian tradition each year when we await the birth of Jesus. That waiting is not merely sitting still, but a deep slowing down, a willingness to sit in the silence of one’s life/the courage to create silence or space […]
This picture describes Lent better than 10,000 words… …but let me offer a few for context. This past Saturday was a huge heavyweight boxing title fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. I don’t know if any of you grew up with “fight nights” aka watch parties, but a big fight is tantamount to a […]
After talking about the power of stories, it is time to craft our own “spiritual autobiographies” – stories of the development of our faith. While we are doing this as a congregation during our 9am Bible Study time, you can follow this page for weekly updates and to do your own creating from afar! January […]
The woman in John 4 was probably a very quiet person. She ordered her life in the same way as you or I – that is to say, minding her business – except she had a secret: she had five husbands before, and the man she was with wasn’t her husband. For reasons we won’t explore here, […]
On Saturday, July 20, University Church is hosting a Family Resource Day located at 5655 S. University. This is not your regular block party, but an indoor and outdoor event connecting local residents with healthcare service providers, presentations on financial wellness and mental health, assistance to immigrant populations, and youth services. Children will also have […]
(pic courtesy of Vox media) In 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, there were still slaves in Galveston, TX who had not heard about their freedom. A group of Union troops came to deliver the news, and the last slaves were finally freed. This under-noticed occasion should be celebrated as a holy day in […]
A few years ago, a dream began to take root inside the minds and hearts of the leaders of University Church. We dreamed that there would be a space inside of our building that was safe, loving, and warm – expected characteristics of any church – but also justice-seeking, full of art, and committed to […]
(pic copyright: Neighborhood Initiative) Mary Stainton preached this past Sunday. (This previous sentence truly represents the poverty of the English language; she did far more than preach. Audio will be on the website soon). Her scripture, Psalm 23 reflected on the shadow of death…and what it means to be cast under this shadow as […]
Growing up, my mother used to always advise me, “Son, better a lesson taught than a lesson bought.” The meaning is plain: mistakes are expensive, and it’s better to learn from other people’s mistakes than to make your own. So growing up I learned the easy way from folks that learned the hard way – […]
