Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Christians have marked the passage of time through this season of Advent by lighting candles in a wreath. It serves as a means of being present to this season of anticipation. In my house, like many others, the Thanksgiving weekend is the time when we turn to …
peace
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 …
Praying for the Holy Land
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Last weekend, over a thousand people were brutally murdered in Israel. Over the ensuing week, thousands more were brutally murdered in Gaza in retaliation. As people of faith, our usual response to all acts of violence and discord is prayer. We begin by praying …
