Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! It is wonderful to be back, to be welcomed and supported by such a loving and generous community! After three months of Sabbatical, it is a time of joy and grace to prepare for reunion, to be among friends again. The experience is also quite overwhelming. As I …
A Word: Befriending the Spirit
Jesus’s teaching on (in)dependencePentecost | Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17 (25-27) We return again to the Last Supper as told in John, a sequence often referred to as Jesus’s farewell discourse. A conversation in which Jesus offers his final teachings, yes, but more assurance and comfort. And as …
Summer Sabbatical
With the end of the school year, we come again to summer, to a time of vacation and rest, when we think of beaches and fireworks, grilling outside and going to summer festivals. And for St. Stephen’s, this year is full of anticipation and renewal, with activities and opportunities throughout the …
