Friends, They’re not widely observed in the church anymore, but I like the Ember Days. The name seems so evocative. It conjures images of glowing coals…
Dear friends, In today’s Gospel passage (John 4:31-38), the disciples are trying to attend to Jesus’s human needs. They urge him to eat something, but he…
Dear Friends in Christ, This morning’s readings recount the importance of repentance, and of the myriad ways we can and often do sin against God. The story…
That’s when I’m gonna stand upTake my people with meTogether we are goingTo a brand new homeFar across the riverCan you hear freedom calling?Calling me to…
Dear Friends in Christ, Today, we will chant the Great Litany in procession. It’s an old custom and considered especially appropriate at the beginning of Advent…
Dear Friends, We humans want to be seen. It’s a universal need I discovered in community organization, the first step of which is relational meetings. Here,…
You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you. And you shall do what…