This is really an opportunity for them to greet old friends, to meet new friends and to get a little relaxation and revitalization for the ministry that they have. Participants in the conference were both enlightened and entertained by the Rev. Eugene Lowry, a Methodist minister, who skillfully moved from conversation to piano as he told the story of Christianity and Jazz. Inside you, you can feel the pain and grace rumbling around. One of every 12 has a disability. One of every seven has no health insurance.
Half live in single-parent families for at least part of their childhoods.
Half are born to unmarried parents. Because of these problems, many children find themselves alone and in trouble. We have come to the point in our lives, the longest, strongest economic recovery in national history, and still, children are getting poorer. So it is time. It served as the official conference banner and as a backdrop for speakers in the Centennial Ballroom, the event's main venue.