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10 MINISTRY TIPS FROM THE THEATER by Rev. Chrissy Westbury (ISI ’23)  |  May 2024 The place I feel most alive and most myself is, paradoxically, when I am being someone else. Theatre is my emotional outlet, my intellectual challenge, and the primary way I make friends...

Pastor Chrissy CO-Hosts: Don't Encourage This with Marc van Bulck The Book of Job is one of the most challenging (some say, maybe even one of the oldest) books of the Hebrew Bible. It raises complicated questions for people of faith such as "Why do bad things happen?...

Excerpt from a prayer found in Blessed Be Our Table, Wild Goose Publications, 2003, and used as a mealtime grace at Iona. Lettering and artwork by Julie Kechele, cross design loosely based on a grave marker in the Iona Abbey Museum    

Colcord West Virginia crew was hard at work prepping two job sites by way of some pretty fun demolition work, and doing some deck staining. It was incredibly hot, and everyone stayed hydrated and safe...starting work early and ending when the day was at its hottest....

 My First Read and Learn Book of Prayers by Dr. Mary Manz Simon Scholastic Inc., NY, 2007 This is no joke—I loved this little kids' book! Sometimes, when I pray, it's short, sweet, and simple. These short, kid-friendly prayers are perfect for any time of the day. They...