Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In seminary, we convinced our Greek professor to teach a course in apocalyptic literature. It wasn’t in the curriculum and he had never taught it. But we thought it was important for us to at least have an opportunity to study the genre. Our idea was simple. …
A Word: Willing To Be Amazed
A recurring theme in the gospels is that people are astounded and amazed by Jesus. How many Christians actually are? What it takes to follow JesusEpiphany 4B | Mark 1:21-28 Are we astounded? It’s a relatively simple question, actually. Are we astounded by Jesus? In …
What Is the Church?
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This week we will gather after the 10:00 service for our annual meeting. The time in which the congregation does its work all together. Most of us are used to sitting there, listening to reports about the last year and then electing some vestry members. There’s …