Jun 10, 2017 | Blog |
This Sunday begins a series of three feast days in the church year. These three feast days are deeply connected to one another. Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. Technically, the feast of the Ascension occurred on Thursday. We are told in Acts 1:3 that...
May 22, 2017 | Blog |
Every summer as part of my vacation planning, I pick out two or three books that I want to read on vacation. This summer I am looking forward to reading a novel by Walker Percy and a collection of short stories by Flannery O’Connor. Sometimes I choose fun novels...
Feb 27, 2017 | Blog |
In the church I grew up in, the ashes used for Ash Wednesday came from the palms of Palm Sunday. It was a real labor of love on the part of the altar guild. You wouldn’t think that ashes are difficult to make, but actually it’s an involved process. You don’t get a lot...
Feb 19, 2017 | Blog |
In 10 days, we will enter a new season in the Church year: Lent. On March 1, we will observe Ash Wednesday. We will mark our foreheads with ashes and begin 40 days of giving, fasting, and praying in the wilderness with Jesus. Lent is a season of preparation for...
Feb 12, 2017 | Blog |
In three weeks we will enter a new church season: Lent. During Lent, the church has traditionally focused on three spiritual disciplines from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). These spiritual disciplines are praying, fasting, and almsgiving (giving to the poor)....
