Kirk Jones

Oct 1, 2024 | brparents.com | Kirk Jones |Victoria Mikota

Family Life October 2024 Finding the balance we need is best done by bringing along and being in every moment. We have so many things vying for our attention and the battle we feel between these responsibilities can be exhausting. They can create a great amount of discouragement in our families.Deuteronomy 6:4-7 is helpful in understanding a healthy life. “The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Dec 4, 2023 | flickdirect.com | Kirk Jones

Everybody's Fine Synopsis Centers around a widowed man who, realizing that his wife was his only real connection with his children sets off on a cross-country Greyhound busride from New York to Las Vegas to reunite with each of his children. Everybody's Fine images are © Miramax Films. All Rights Reserved.

Jun 27, 2023 | christiancentury.org | Kirk Jones |Brian Bantum |Valerie Weaver-Zercher |Isaac S. Villegas

A womanist theologian, ethicist, and minister was installed as the 10th president of the Unitarian Universalist Association on June 25, following an uncontested election in which she secured 95.5 percent of the vote. She is both the first openly queer person and first woman of color to lead the faith tradition and will serve a six-year term. The child of parents from Panamá and Chile, Sofía Betancourt has been a national leader in the UUA for more than two decades.

Jun 27, 2023 | christiancentury.org | Joshua N. Hook |Kirk Jones |Brian Bantum |Valerie Weaver-Zercher

Midway through Thriving Families, the authors tell the story of a young boy named Damen. Joanne and Tom, who have been his foster parents for a year and a half, are thrilled when they learn that they can legally adopt him. They decide to throw an “adoption day party,” a celebration with close friends that presumes Damen is joyful about his adoption. Damen, however, refuses to come out of his room on the day of the party.

Jun 26, 2023 | christiancentury.org | Kirk Jones |Brian Bantum |Valerie Weaver-Zercher |Isaac S. Villegas

Editor’s note: This story is part of "Growing a Green Church," an ongoing series focused on churches' efforts to steward their buildings and land effectively in the context of a changing climate. The project is produced in collaboration with the Christian Century, Episcopal News Service, Faithfully Magazine, National Catholic Reporter, and Sojourners, with support from the Solutions Journalism Network and funding from the Fetzer Institute. Find more stories in the series here.