The Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 4 | A More Welcoming Stance from a Rooted Depth
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” —Jesus As I journeyed with my desire and with a good spiritual director, something else was happening, too. Wrestling with my tradition…
The Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 3 | A Spirituality that is Practice-Oriented and Practice-Based
“We do not know God by thinking, but by encountering.” –John of the Cross As my director and I transitioned into a new kind of relationship I was still thinking…
Lectionary Readings for Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 “They set out; and there ahead of…
We’re made for more. And yet, the road between where we are and where we want to go can feel…
“God comes to us like the sun in the morning—when it is time.”—Carlo Carretto, The God Who Comes My favorite…
“If you aren’t resting, you are a slave to something.” – Adele Calhoun We tend to think of sabbath as…
“God gave us the Sabbath. Jesus taught us that we weren’t made for the Sabbath but that Sabbath was made…
Dear Church, First of all: Thank you. Thank you for the gift of life. I grew up in you as…
Where the Spirit of the Lord there is freedom. II Corinthians 3:17 Today as we mark the Juneteenth national holiday,…
My favorite thing about the Easter story—aside from the resurrection itself—is reading the stories about Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances and how…
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