Building community, joining community

St. James United Church of Christ has become an affiliate of The Center for Progressive Christianity, whose mission is to reach out to those for whom organized religion has proved ineffectual, irrelevant, or repressive, as well as to those who have given up on or are unacquainted with it; uphold evangelism as an agent of [...]

To the Mountaintop

Published in the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

By Rev. Stephen Johnson
January 22, 2009
Sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Inauguration Day, I recalled a conversation I had at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last August with Ida Taylor of Carson, California, a volunteer who worked with me at the Convention.
I was walking [...]

A nation for ALL the people…

Update: Another video of this spectacular performance has been taken down from You Tube, leaving in its place a message reading: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Home Box Office, Inc.” Feel the irony.
Here is video of Pete Seeger, his grandson Tao Rodriguez, and Bruce Springsteen performing Woody Guthrie’s [...]

The MLK speech we all should read

This speech by Dr. King is probably the least familiar to general audiences, but it is absolutely essential to understanding what he was calling us to as children of God. It is from a later version as a sermon, delivered April 30, that the quotation “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who [...]

New Year’s Greetings

It is now the beginning of another year.  I am sure you are also praying that this year will be better than 2008, not only with a lessening of the various fighting issues and disasters around the world but also with the health, economy and political issues of our own country. 
Hello Everyone.
Thank you for [...]

Some Reflections….

I’ve been spending a lot of time delving into personal work since October.  Evaluating and exploring my inner-self, yet with nothing to report to my journal.  I think I’m still in that mode but I’m beginning to bud and will eventually blossom.
I’m focusing on releasing myself from everything.  Allowing myself freedom from want and desire [...]