For email posts, click here to watch online. The Gospel we heard today is called the Sermon on the Mount, and it’s one our most beautiful stories. Close your eyes and picture it: we have Jesus on the top of the hill, and all the people sitting on the grass below him, and he’s teaching…
For email posts, click here to watch “Beauty-tide” online. When I was little, we had this old family bible that I just loved. It was a huge King James, with the words of Jesus printed in red, and it had those gold-edged pages, which I loved to fan out and flip through as a child.…
Christmas is a comin’ and Mary sings: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.His mercy is for…
For email posts, click here to watch online. It is that time again. Over the river and through the woods! Family expectations. Time honored traditions. The busiest travel day of the year. Black Friday. Macy’s Day Parade. The kickoff to the holidays. Just how are we going to do Thanksgiving this year? Thanksgiving in a…
The word toleration is often misunderstood. Often the word is applied to people who “enjoy hanging out with different types of people.” In truth, this is wrong; the idea of toleration and enjoyment rarely go together. It was John Locke, the great English political theorist, who wrote the famous treatise called “A Letter Concerning Toleration.”…
Read more Tolerance & Politics: An Ethical Reflection from Ian Markham
For email posts, click here to watch online. Let me tell you the story of V Street versus 13th Street. It is my family’s story wrapped up in the story of my family’s hometown. (My apologies to those of you who have already heard it!) My beloved hometown is just a stone’s throw across the Potomac.…
For email posts, click here to watch online. I think I have told you before that I love to sing. We can’t sing in church right now but we can sing to the high heavens while we are home or riding in the car or outside in our backyards. Today, I would like you to…
Read more “Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love.”(A Children’s Homily)
From Guest Blogger: Shannon Steene, Executive Director of Carpenter’s Shelter Make doing good fun! It’s the slogan on my office wall. Maybe it’s corny, but it’s been my goal for my tenure as the Executive Director of Carpenter’s Shelter. I think overall, it’s been happening. Has it always felt fun to be here? No. Decidedly…
For email posts, click here to watch online. Many people like to write in diaries or journals. Some do it to keep track of what they do everyday. They may also record the daily temperature and weather conditions. Some people take a journal with them when they travel and jot down where they went and…
For email posts, click here to watch online. We think of the last days of Jesus’ final week as being full of challenges coming at Him from every side. (Understatement of the century, right?!) During His final week Jesus dealt with betrayal, arrest, torture, and crucifixion. Jesus’ final week was full of challenges coming at Him…
