Climbing Trees

A Sunday Shot to Heaven with Betsy Preston

Our brilliant mind this week is Betsy Preston, elder, deacon, and Presbyterian extraordinaire! On Sunday, October 27, Betsy is leading our Adult Formation time with Beyond Horror and Shame: Legacies of the Holocaust for Faith Communities and the Future, following her participation this past summer in a Congregational Leaders Workshop at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

At Work in the Margins with Dr. Philip Wingeier-Rayo

Our brilliant mind this week is author and scholar Dr. Philip Wingeier-Rayo, Professor of Missiology, World Christianity and Methodist Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary. Learn more about Philip and his work at https://www.wesleyseminary.edu/profiles/dr-philip-wingeier-rayo/.

Everyday Glimpses of Enlightenment with Susan Kaiser Greenland

Our brilliant mind this week is author and mindfulness educator Susan Kaiser Greenland. The founder of Inner Kids, a mindfulness and activity-based educational model for children, her most recent book is called Real-World Enlightenment: Discovering Ordinary Magic in Everyday Life. And—spoiler alert!—she and Jacob share a special connection. Learn more about Susan and her work at https://susankaisergreenland.com/.

[Periplum] A Holy Experiment with Rev. Amelia Richardson Dress

Our guest this week is the Rev. Amelia Richardson Dress, author of The Hopeful Family: Raising Resilient Children in Uncertain Times, Minister for Community Faith Formation and soon-to-be lead pastor at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Longmont, CO, and 2023 speaker at Westminster's own Family Retreat! Learn more about Amelia and her work at https://www.ameliadress.com/. Picture Book Theology: http://www.picturebooktheology.com/ Around the Table: https://www.presbyterianmission.org/aroundthetable/

[Periplum] An Open Embrace with Rev. John Molina-Moore

Our guest this week is the Rev. John Molina-Moore, General Presbyter of the the National Capital Presbytery. Stay up to date on the work of the presbytery on Facebook and Instagram @NationalCapitalPresbytery and at https://thepresbytery.org/thursday-mail/.