There’s plenty there to meditate on (and grow into) for a lifetime. And it’s definitely worth celebrating at home. Here are five ideas for your family – including a mix of fast, simple and elaborate ways to keep the feast of Pentecost.
Why stand around, looking at the sky?
I was privileged to spend my first two summers after college performing at the Sterling Renaissance Festival.
Slow Down. Quiet. It’s Easter
Sometimes, Easter comes a little too soon.
Choosing Compassion on Palm Sunday and Everyday
On Palm Sunday we hear about a tragedy that unfolds at the hands of tyrants and a destructive empire.
A Body Like Ours
Mary must have been so frightened.
Gazing outward, gazing inward, and finding God
Sophomore year in high school became a pivotal time in my spiritual development.
Truth-Telling on Ash Wednesday
Recently, a parishioner described to me her experience of a funeral at another church. “They kept talking about the person’s ‘transition,’” she said. “It took me a while to figure out that they were using that word as a euphemism for death.”
Finally seeing the goodness of the Lord
Every first-born male belongs to God, according to Exodus 13, and any family that wished to keep its first-born son instead of offering him up for religious service had to redeem him with a sacrifice in the Temple on the fortieth day after his birth.
Beckoned by the Holy
I love everything about this new season of Epiphany—chalking the doors, eating King Cake, wearing crowns, and reflecting on the light.
What do those letters mean?
As you prepare for worship, whether it’s today or a future Sunday, I invite you to take a few moments to consider some of the symbols we use for Jesus in our church buildings