Hi! Sydney here. For the second time this month, the Midweek Musing is not being written by my dad, Clay. Two weeks ago, you heard from my sister, Brittany, about the Middle School Montreat Conference this summer and what it means to be Crafted by God. Being the equal opportunist that my dad is, he told—I mean asked—me to write this week’s musing on the PC(USA)’s General Assembly. As a self-proclaimed “Presby-nerd,” I have had the opportunity to serve our denomination in a fe

Recently I rewatched the movie CODA. If you have not seen it, the title stands for “Child of Deaf Adults.” The film follows Ruby Rossi, the only hearing member of a close-knit deaf family. Ruby spends much of her life helping her parents and brother navigate a world that often is not built with them in mind. She interprets conversations, assists with the family fishing business, and serves as a bridge between two different worlds. At the same time, Ruby discovers she has a re