The Pension Boards interviews the Rev. Laura Folkwein, Pastor, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Bozeman, MT, and participant in the Ministers’ Financial Vitality Initiative (MFVI) program, on navigating and addressing personal finances and debt.
By Rev. Bruce G. Epperly, Ph.D.
One of my favorite Easter poems is Wendell Berry’s “Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front,” in which Berry counsels us to “practice resurrection.” Though written when Berry was in his thirties, this speaks to those of us in the Medicare generation, including “retired” or “flexibly employed,” as I describe myself, pastors, and church workers.
Undoubtedly 2023 was a year of extreme weather events across the U.S.
The governor of Hawai’i, Josh Green, stated in a news report that the wildfires were the "worst natural disaster that Hawaii ever faced." He blamed the deadly blazes on a combination of weather conditions, linking them to climate change.
Rev. Bruce G. Epperly, PhD
Rev. Bruce Epperly shares the power and comfort of invoking St. Patrick's prayer as he faces aging and mortality. He shares how through the prayer, we can experience a spiritual center that enables us to face our anxieties and helps us to know that we are not alone.
Consider the following facts:
The University of Maryland found that there is an average of 2,244 cyberattacks per day, which is one every 36 seconds.
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) reported that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are being targeted at an increased rate.