dcyoungadults is a new, online forum dedicated to thinking about how we do church in the Metropolitan Washington DC area. This discussion started because of the repeated interaction many of us have had with people who no longer find the Church relevant. We would like to join you in thinking about why this is the case and what it take to change it.
Next Frost and Faith – March 23, 6-8 PM
Join a group in Rockville as they gather together to discuss God, Faith, and Life. For information, click here.
BUILD Young Adult Service Trip, June 6-12 2010
Rebuild homes/cabins and lives, to share God’s love, to have fun! For information, click here.
Author: Bob Francis
Having just emerged from Christmas weekend, the idea of religious diversity is on my mind. Each year at this time, it seems like some of the classic “culture war” bug-a-boos raise their heads. Is it “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas?” Where exactly can one set up a nativity scene? Is Kwanzaa now among [...]
Author: Mike Croghan
I grew up “unchurched”. My family just weren’t churchgoers, so neither was I. As a child, I was confirmed in the Episcopal Church, but that was about the end of my association with the Church until seven years ago, when I was 31. I had an experience of hospitality and giving in a [...]
Author: Philip Hirsch
Eighty emails were waiting in my inbox the other day, each in need of a reply. I would send five and get seven back. More stress.
I think Jesus stressed. He would feed 5,000 for lunch and even more would show up the next day for dinner. He would heal a man born [...]
Author: Kate Murray
Two weeks ago, the DC area experienced the joy of an unseasonably warm, sunny day and I decided to take full advantage of it.
I took my dog, Gus, down to the National Mall and walked around for an hour or so. We weaved around the Washington Monument and passed by the World War [...]
Author: Stephen Zeller
While visiting the doctor’s office recently, I did what most of us do there… wait. And while I was waiting I picked up a Newsweek magazine that was nowhere near current and started flipping. The first article that caught my eye and made me pause was a story on the dismissed Evangelical preacher, [...]
Author: Meredith Lovell Keseley
This week as many of us our just gearing up for our Thanksgiving feasts, the Washington Post reported some unsettling news. They reported on a new federal report “which shows that nearly 50 million people — including almost one child in four — struggled last year to get enough to eat.” (View [...]
