“The powerlessness is a gateway. Self-emptying for the sake of love is a gateway. It is Christ’s gateway. The gentle letting go of everything – the spilling of pain, of life itself – for love – we’re called to do it in just the same way as he did. We’re called to do it for love.”
“This Palm Sunday, let us see if we are laying blame in the right places. Just as we are asked to reflect and converse with each other about our differences and how we can live together with respect, peace, and love of neighbors, let us stop and remember that painting with broad brushes when it comes to guilt or accusation is not what Jesus taught or expects us to do. May we view each other with charity, not hatred.”
“I can no longer “tsk-tsk” the Psalmist
This time around…
Because he’s me…
And I have to live with the fact
That from time to time
I’ve been just as raw and audacious with God.”
“How many times have I read those words and not remembered the next phrase that follows? Jesus, undergoing one of the most cruel tortures a mind can devise, is not merely announcing his death. He is also expressing his absolute trust in God. ‘Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O LORD, O God of truth.'”
(An invitation to the observance of Holy Week) Do not rush to Easter You may stumble over someone slowly carrying their cross, might miss the
Several survivors in the ACNA Diocese of Christ Our Hope are alleging wrongful behavior by the rector of Church of the Resurrection in Washington, DC, and mishandling of the allegations by the bishop of the diocese. The Anglican Church in North America, or ACNA, is an amalgamation of groups that broke away from The Episcopal Church over the issue of homosexuality.
After a Covid-induced hiatus, we return with a conversation about Ash Wednesday: how important is it to offer this liturgy? Should Eucharist automatically be included?
In this episode, Drew gives Joe a “spirit name.” Joe pays a woman to stab him unconscious. And together they head BACK TO THE CROSS.
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“Dear God
I’m here
and ready to start
something new
fresh and exciting …”