“The Iconoclasts made their points that there is difference between worshiping God and worshiping graven images of God, and that perhaps our imagination shouldn’t be distracted by defaults. On the other hand, why should the human desire to create–imitating God’s ability to create–be stifled?”
“There I stood, about ready to wear just a little more marble off of those steps. My foot rooted itself to that marble, as the Holy Spirit grafted my soul into all those who had passed before me and to those yet to come. I paused in prayer, in communion and in gratitude.”
Just as the pandemic has reduced women’s engagement in the workplace, it has reduced their engagement with the Bible. Blame increased family responsibility for their children’s care and education during the workday borne more by women than men.
“In these times when we cannot leave home, the challenge of this season is nonetheless similar to our ancestors, what does it mean to follow God? Will we do the deep work to recognize, dismantle, and begin to reconcile the impact of European settlers on the indigenous people of this land?”
“After (many of us) getting so used to travel as a basic form of activity, what would it mean to learn to live in one place? As even the commute into city centres begins to diminish with increasing work from home, how can we recalibrate our lives to have some balance of work and rest? They’re tough questions to answer. But whatever the new normal may be, it would be well for us all to be ready for a life in which we aren’t so much on the move, and to look for the ways in which that can be a cause of joy and not frustration.”
“Yet, Advent can be a communal offering: walking in hope, waiting expectantly for a baby to be born, and lighting candles into the night.”
“do not in desperation lay
the beauty of your tears upon the clay.”
Special guest the Rev. Hannah Wilder joins us to discuss Jesus’ apocalyptic words about remaining awake from this week’s gospel
Lisa and Jon are on a podcast sabbatical during Advent and Christmas, so we’re offering this special episode from material recorded in January of 2019.
Luci and Jordan on St Bathilde who was a slave and a queen, and a devoted servant of Christ