The Rev. Zina Jacque, assistant to the pastor for small groups at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, presents her sermon on Week Two’s theme, “Games: A Celebration of Our Most Human Pastime,” at
The Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque, assistant to the pastor for small groups at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, presents her sermon on week two's theme, Games: A Celebration of Our Most Human Pastime,
The Chautauqua Choir, directed by Joshua Stafford, sings out during Sacred Song on June 25, 2023, at the Amphitheater. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Mary Lee TalbotStaff writer A historian and archivist of Chautauqua Institution has said
Jacque Mary Lee TalbotStaff writer In her ministry, the Rev. Zina Jacque, assistant to the Pastor for Small Groups at Alfred Street Baptist Church, has to plan well in advance for the programs she is
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling delivers the first sermon of her Week One series dedicated to friendship with God — a series that concluded Friday morning — on Sunday in the Amphitheater. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Column
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling preaches during the first morning worship service of the week Sunday in the Amphitheater. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Column by Mary Lee Talbot Possession is the act of taking control, and it
Column by Mary Lee Talbot “The Lord’s prayer is not limited to those who claim Christ. It is addressed to God, the Father, the Mother, the Holy One, the Great I Am who provides unity
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling delivers her sermon Sunday in the Amphitheater. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Column by Mary Lee Talbot Love — the word rolls off our tongues so easily. Our greeting cards drip with declarations
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling delivers her sermon Sunday morning in the Amphitheater. Preaching all week, Easterling on Monday evoked Baldwin in her sermon "You mean it or you don't." HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Column by Mary
Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling delivers her sermon at the first morning worship service of the season Sunday in the Amphitheater. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Column by Mary Lee Talbot Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling loves to worship.
Mary Lee TalbotStaff writer “When people comment to me about my preaching, they say, ‘If people are looking for warm, cozy, feel-good preaching, that is not you,’ ”said Bishop LaTrelle Easterling. “I am never hellfire and
Like many denominations, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is working to communicate to its congregations and with its ecumenical partners using new tools. The Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord Owens, the general minister and president
When Rabbi David A. Ingber arrived at Chautauqua from Colorado a week ago, he was late for a Shabbat meal with friends. He changed, got into the “rabbi mobile” and practiced his “rabbinic wave” and
“As children, my twin brother, Adam, and I were terrified of going to sleep. I mean, who wants to go to bed? So our mother would read us Ira Sleeps Over,” said Rabbi David A.
“How we frame ‘breaking’ makes all the difference,” said Rabbi David A. Ingber at the 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 morning ecumenical worship service in the Amphitheater. His sermon title was “Broken Tablets,” and the
Rabbi David A. Ingber was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home and for a while was ultra-Orthodox. “I am now the rabbi of a congregation that meets in a Presbyterian Church. There is yoga and