Pentecost invites all of us to place ourselves in the path of the great wind and earth shaking of and by the Spirit, the place of awe and attention to what God wants of us.
Today’s gospel reminds us that the type of change proclaimed by Christ is not quick and easy. It transforms our families, congregations, and social institutions–slowly and thoroughly.
These stories in which Jesus tells someone who is physically disabled that their sins are forgiven and then, as proof of that, heals them, are distressing. It seems to me that they reinforce in our minds the secret belief that people are somehow responsible for the harm that befalls them.
The prophet Isaiah can’t predict today’s weather, but he can help prepare us for whatever conditions we face.
How might God be inviting you to kick off your shoes and socks and wiggle your toes in the squishy sand of the Real Presence?
If we could hear one word from Jesus, what would it be?
Imaginary archeological discovery sheds new light on early Christianity.
by Linda Ryan Commemoration of Harriet Starr Cannon, Religious Esdras 2:15-24 There are a group of books in the middle of Episcopal Bibles (and
Here’s hoping that we, as God’s people, can find our victory song soon.
… take heart. Christ’s final promise caresses us, transforming the empty, leaden air. ”I am with you always,” he says, “to the end of the age.”