The Invitation of Beauty

By Jerry Gillis

Reading the Bible is an adventure for me.  Sometimes it's like an amusement park where I soar in the adrenaline of the roller coasters.  Other times it feels like a hike up a mountain - the air gets thin and I get a bloody nose.  Still other times it is akin to a middle school dance: I unashamedly love the music but feel really awkward on the dance floor (plus, I still have have some "space dust" crackling in my mouth and sticking to my last remaining baby tooth). READ MORE...

Ride for the Homeless

The Buffalo City Mission is hosting its 5th Annual Ride for the Homeless this weekend, August 27 at Gratwick Park in North Tonawanda. The event will be raising money for the City Mission's 10 month after school program that runs annually from September through June. The program works with children in grades 1-8 who reside at Cornerstone Manor (corner of North and Michigan) or within the community surrounding the building that provides emergency shelter for up to 16 single women and 5 families seeking protection from city streets or an abusive relationship. READ MORE...

Interruptions

By Jerry Gillis

It seems that Jesus' life was full of interruptions.

     Everywhere he went he ended up seemingly working off book by healing someone or helping someone, or even having to answer questions from critics who interrupted his teaching.  Literally, his life seemed to be a string of interruptions. READ MORE...



$178,615 Grant for Downtown Church

Trinity Episcopal Church received a $178,615 grant from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program, for the preservation/rehabilitation of this historic church. Sixty of these grants totaling $14.3 million were are awarded in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). With these funds, organizations and agencies conserve significant U.S. cultural and historic treasures, which illustrate, interpret and are associated with the great events, ideas, and individuals that contribute to our nation’s history and culture. READ MORE...


Clarity

By Jerry Gillis

Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with work, or life, or whatever that I don't really think straight.  It seems that the noise rules sometimes, and my thoughts, ideas, and creativity get muddied.

     I long for clarity sometimes.

     There is a clarity that can come to anyone.  Everyone has epiphanies, whether a follower of Jesus or not - everyone experiences moments of clarity.  I know that sometimes when life is on overdrive, when stress is high, and when every string is pulled as tight as it can go - I just need to get out and exercise. READ MORE...