Ritch Savin-Williams (1971) is quoted in an October 2 New York Times article, The Freedom to Choose Your Pronoun, on teen rebellion against gender conformity. He is professor and chair of Human Development at Cornell University, where he directs the Sex and Gender Lab.

Ritch Savin-Williams (1971) is quoted in an October 2 New York Times article, The Freedom to Choose Your Pronoun, on teen rebellion against gender conformity. He is professor and chair of Human Development at Cornell University, where he directs the Sex and Gender Lab.

Congratulations to Lee Hull Moses (2001; trustee), Rob Moses, and big sister Harper on the birth of Jonathan Bruce Moses at 10:59 pm on September 27. He weighed 8.6 pounds and measured 20.25 inches long. Mom and baby are happy and healthy (and Dad and Harper are doing well also).

Rebecca Anderson (2007) has been called as Associate Minister of Glencoe Union Church, just north of Chicago. She has been serving at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church in Chicago.

Congratulations to former resident Ian Gerdon and Sarah Gerdon on the birth of William Michael Quodvultdeus Gerdon at 9:50 pm on September 30. Liam arrived early by emergency c-section, and weighed 2 lbs, 10 oz. He will remain in the hospital for several more weeks. However, he is putting on the ounces, his mother is recuperating well, and his father seems a bit giddy.

Spencer Dew (1998) is serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This summer he received a grant from the Black Metropolis Research Consortium for archival research on the Moorish Science Temple.

Former resident Jimmy Hoke is beginning doctoral work at Drew University's Graduate Division of Religion this fall, after having completed his MDiv at the Divinity School in June. "Bible scholar by day, chef by night," he also has a new recipe blog, Jacob's Stew.

Congratulations to Laura Jean Torgerson (2002), Tim Donaghy, and big sister Quinn, who welcomed the arrival of Maya Rowan at 1:40 am on September 12. She weighed 3600 grams (7 lb 15 oz) and measured 51 cm (20 inches) long. They are serving in Nicaragua with Global Ministries and local partner La Misión Cristiana. Follow their blog here.

First Christian Church, Greensboro, NC, replaced its fifty-year-old steeple this summer. The Greensboro New & Record featured a photo essay by Senior Minister Lee Hull Moses (trustee, 2001). And, see Lee's August 19 blog in the Christian Century: The church is a steeple.

On August 9, Tod and Ana Gobledale (1975) wrote as rioting continues in London, where they serve, and elsewhere in England. They invite others to join them in prayer "for our community—Brockley & Lewisham, our city—London, and our country—Great Britain. May our churches and all faith communities across the city be beacons of light in the darkness, and speak words of faith and hope." More here.