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Desert memorials
December 18, 2020
The fourth week of Advent: LOVE   By Kayla Ford (YDS/ANS ‘20) The Desert’s Desconocido Underneath her old cowboy hat and red bandana–vain attempts to protect her skin...
Photo by Rev. Kurt Walker (MDiv '10)
December 11, 2020
The third week of Advent: JOY By Kelsey Creech (2nd Year YDS/ANS) The scene on the border is complex. It is a place filled with pain and sorrow and despair, but also a place...
Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson (MDiv '06; DMin '12)
December 8, 2020
Following a nationwide search—and citing a new vision for a transformative business education—Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has selected the Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson (...
Rev. Jan Gregory-Charpentier (MDiv '92)
December 7, 2020
“KINGSTON, R.I. — Rev. Jan Gregory-Charpentier (MDiv ‘92) finds her new post as Kingston Congregational Church’s spiritual leader as both a ‘coming home’ to roots of her...
Photo by Rev. Kurt Walker
December 3, 2020
The second week of Advent: PEACE By Molli Mitchell (YDS MDiv and ANS diploma student ‘22)   Molli’s reflection is in the form of a photo essay, which can be found at...
Book image
December 1, 2020
“#InThisTogether: Ministry in Times of Crisis” is a new resource from Judson Press, edited by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas (MDiv ‘95).
Chaz Howard (MDiv '03; ANS trustee)
November 30, 2020
“[Charles “Chaz” Howard] offers prayer at university commencement, performs weddings and blessings at building dedications, and curates efforts across more than 50 religious...
Mural on border wall
November 23, 2020
The first week of Advent: HOPE By Rev. Kurt Walker (MDiv ‘10) All-seeing God, the psalmist tells us that truly your eye is “on those who hope in your steadfast love,” but we...
Members of the Border-Crossing Immersion team (Photo cred: Rev. Kurt Walker, MDiv '10)
November 19, 2020
This page will be updated each week as reflections are posted. For links to individual reflections, scroll to the end of this introduction.   “A week before the world became...
The Rev. Dr. Jerry Streets
November 18, 2020
We’re grateful for the work of Rev. Dr. Jerry Streets, who also serves on the Andover Newton teaching team, and Dixwell Avenue United Church of Christ, which has served...