Two Truths and Three Lies About Hope and Humanity ACE Festival Keynote featuring Douglas Abrams, one of the authors of The Book of Hope, EMU’s 2023-24 Common Read.  In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? New York Times-bestselling author Doug Abrams will examine this most sought-after and least-understood element of human nature. He will explore the importance of hope in our lives and how to cultivate it personally and collectively when we need it most. Through sharing little-known truths and confronting the widespread lies about the future of hum ..read more

Join us for “Devotions in Motion” – led by Sarah Mount-Elewononi, we will experience the scriptures through symbolic gestures in a meaningful way. Just what you need to re-center for the end of the semester. Ezekiel 36:24-28 ..read more

Dr. Ned Parker will be on campus April 16-17 as a candidate for the position of Ass’t Professor of Preaching and Worship and Seminary Chaplain. Please join us to hear Dr. Parker speak on Luke 24:13-35 ..read more

“God, Our Mother” – Tim Reardon spoke; John 16:16-23 ..read more

“Fulfilled in Weakness” – Jesus’ nonviolence unto the last challenges earthly powers’ dependence on coercion and violence to maintain a sense of secure order. In the resurrection, God affirms Jesus’ life of noncoercion as in keeping with the flows of power and authority in God’s kingdom. Yet, with the resurrection as a basis of belief, we are left with a relatively “weak” basis for grasping truth or engaging the powers. Could this weakness, too, be for our good? Dr. Jacob Cook was our speaker. Mark 16:1-8 ..read more

Join us for a time of meditation and reflection on Holy Week, as we contemplate Jesus’ work of redemption and love for us ..read more

Love & Duty in the Final Chapter: Experiences of Home-based Caring for Family Elders Carol Grace Hurst, PhD, LCSW Associate Professor of Social Work Eastern Mennonite University Dr. Hurst presents results of a qualitative inquiry exploring home based caregiving experiences for family elders. Elders with complex health challenges are often assumed to need institutional care. The ways that family members respond to the dilemma of the need for caregiving involves unique problem solving within family systems. To remain at home, someone else must become a caregiver and invest significant lo ..read more

Jesus had a habit of serving others. Join us to hear Rev. Sarah Bailey talk about how we recognize that we, as Jesus’ followers, are called to serve – but how often do we make it a part of our daily, regular habits of living? With God’s help, service can become a holy habit for us, a part of our everyday life. Matt. 5:40-48 ..read more

Join us to hear Rev. Maren Hange share about racial and social justice and her experiences in Charlottesville Clergy Collective. She is Minister of Formation and Soul Care for Virginia Mennonite Conference ..read more

“Receiving, Accepting, and Adapting to Ourselves and One Another” Rev. Karl McKinney, LMC Intercultural Leadership minister will be speaking from John 15:12-17. How do we follow Messiah in the ways that we treat ourselves and each other every day ..read more