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Learning God’s Glory on Palm Sunday

March 28, 2021 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

For years, when I thought of Palm Sunday, I envisioned Jesus riding into Jerusalem with fanfare, celebration, and glory.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Haiti, mission trip, Palm Sunday

Zoom: Where the Sacred Meets the Secular

March 15, 2021 By Susan Caldwell Leave a Comment

Little did I know that Zoom was soon to be a household word. The world around us changed quickly, so I adjusted my ministry as the Director of Christian Education.  

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Christian formation, coronavirus, e-formation, Godly Play, vacation bible school, Zoom meeting

Hope is still there

February 26, 2021 By Cara Meredith Leave a Comment

This year, Ash Wednesday looked like parking in a 12-minute spot on the corner of Bay and Montecito and walking up to the front step of our church building.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, coronavirus, COVID-19, hope, Lent

An Optimistic Lent

February 19, 2021 By Christian Simmers 2 Comments

With each new day, the weight of the world seems to rest on our shoulders. There is new hope, but with it comes fresh exhaustion.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: coronavirus, hope, Lent

You’re a child of God and you’re made for glory, baby.

February 17, 2021 By Maria Kane 3 Comments

The origin of one of my most beloved Ash Wednesday traditions can be traced back to Game 7 of the 1988 NBA finals between Isaiah Thomas’s Detroit Pistons, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson’s Los Angeles Lakers.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, fasting, grandparents, sin

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

February 2, 2021 By Lauren Kuratko 1 Comment

I love thinking about Simeon holding Jesus in the temple singing about how his eyes have finally seen God that light to enlighten the nations.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: children, Feast Days, Holidays, Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ

Celebrating the Conversion of a Man So Sure About Everything

January 25, 2021 By Ann Benton Fraser 2 Comments

I’m making another king cake for the Conversion of Saint Paul. The epiphanies will keep coming, whether by guiding star or blinding light or daily bread.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Saints Tagged With: children, Conversion of St. Paul, Epiphany, Feast Days, politics, St. Paul

In the Moment of Fleeing to Egypt

January 8, 2021 By Lauren Kuratko Leave a Comment

The end of Christmas crashes the promised healing of the manger scene into the wounded world and the terror cultivated by those who fear the loss of power. Christ is already active in the world, but everything is not yet well.  

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: parenting, politics, Wise Men and Women

Tradition is Life

December 28, 2020 By Sarah Carr Leave a Comment

“Oh! There are gifts on the mantel!” She says as she drops her backpack and coat on the way in from school.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Advent, coronavirus, Family, rest, tradition

Merry Christmas

December 25, 2020 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Merry Christmas, friends. For our household, this morning feels like we’ve finally reached the finish line of the most grueling ultramarathon race in history. Today we are putting aside the hallmarks of our 2020: anxiety, despair, and decision fatigue, so we can make room for twelve full days of joy and Jesus. 

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Building Faith, Christmas, coronavirus, Presiding Bishop Curry

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