Wisdom arises in surprising settings. Friday’s Blether produced some amazing insights for me. We were talking about how we are doing now, and whether things seem to be settling into a sort of familiarity! Are we getting accustomed to masks when we go out? Are we okay with lining up, and keeping distance? Amidst this […]
Psalm 13 begins: “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all day long?” And that seems to be the cry I hear a lot from people these days! – […]
Sometimes things come in that say exactly what is needed, in ways I have never thought of – that’s the wonder of this highly communicative time in which we live. So, (with permission granted from the author, Cameron Trimble) here are some thoughts about where we are and where we might be going as we […]
There is a part of this Sunday’s Gospel reading (John 20:19-31) that has resulted in one of the great tragedies of Christian history. Because of this “mis-translation” and others like it, we have turned possible fraternal relationships with sister—faiths into pogroms and persecutions…and those interpretations still abound today. I am speaking about anti-Semitism—and its twin […]
Poem and reading by Amy Scott Robinson. Visuals by Richard Lyall. Video and music by Sam Hargreaves. Submitted by Bob Wallace
There’s an old hymn, a favorite of many, that has as the opening line of its last verse “I take, O Cross, your shadow, for my abiding place.[1]” To abide in the shadow of the Cross – an image that may feel all too familiar these days as we self-isolate to protect ourselves and others […]
How’s your Latin? “Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos.” Scholars suggest that the name for this special day and service comes from that Latin phrase, part of the Gospel of John for the night before Jesus had his “last” Supper and was later betrayed and arrested. As part of that evening’s […]
Everybody loves a parade – at least that is what I am told! Yes, there are parades that are truly enjoyable – ones with lots of laughter and music and marching bands and… … you fill in the blanks. But there are other parades (that often go by different names) that are not so much […]
