Recently, Pastor Jeff preached a sermon titled, This Progressive and Radically-Inclusive Church Rocks! – and it really struck me; he talked about how important it…
The idea of writing about Bishop J seemed like the easiest “assignment” in the world, but the reality (as I actually start the process) is…
A few weeks after Bishop J announced he was retiring, I felt inspired to join his ‘electric-sliding shepherds’ in the COTV Christmas pageant. For those…
I remember my first meal with Bishop J. At the time, I had been attending Catholic services, as I had been all my life but…
When I first moved to New York City, Bishop J used to meet me for lunch at a little Italian restaurant downtown. At the time,…
One of the things I admire most about Bishop J is his willingness to listen. This is not a value that many church leaders I…
One day, I was on the train. I was going to visit my fiancée in the Brooklyn House of Detention. Bishop saw me and said,…
About a year and a half after my teen-age daughter Cassie and I found a church home at Washington Square UMC, we welcomed Bishop Alfred…
November 23, 2006, Thanksgiving, was not particularly a good time for me because of my lifestyle. I had started coming to HNN for a meal…
I’d like to share stories about how Bishop J was already connected to my family in two ways before we met! When I was a…
