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 …
discipleship
A Word: The Promise
True peace, the Spirit, and actually livingEaster 6C | John 14:23-29 The lectionary gave us an odd cut here because it doesn’t want the first part of the passage just yet — it is a little too Pentecosty. Jesus and his disciples are in the midst of the Last Supper, they’ve done …
A Word: Loving People
The will and practice of being more like JesusEaster 5C | John 13:31-35 This morning, we find ourselves back in the evening before the Passion, when Jesus is sitting at a table with his closest followers, sharing their last supper together. It is from this table that he excuses …
