Throughout the month of February, our lectionary readings guide us through the opening words of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. With broad reach but immediate impact on the lived lives of its hearers, these words of Jesus ground us in an ethical...

After extensive conversations with lay leaders across all the vibrant facets of our life together and in response to steadily-increasing challenges to our weekly Wednesday night gatherings, First on Fifth will shift our Wednesday night rhythms and move away from a...