For email posts, click here to watch. Object suggested: Objects of beauty from the natural world. An oil lamp, if available. The picture I selected of the beautiful colored leaves. I think some of the most beautiful things occur in nature. What beautiful sights have you seen in the world around you? Here are a…
For email posts, click here to watch online. It’s around this time every year when the church calendar begins to include end-times themes into the Sunday readings. And depending on how you count them, the Gospel writers document around 40 parables that Jesus told. In some – like the parable of the mustard seed –…
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…
For email posts, click here to watch “ASF:The Quest” on Youtube. The Adult Spiritual Formation Ministry Team organizes a full menu of programs to engage parishioners’ hearts, souls and minds: A variety of ways to deepen our faith, wrestle with angels, and translate love of neighbor into action. Offerings include Rabbi via Zoom, Popcorn Theology,…
For email posts, click here to watch online. Objects suggested: Dishpan, soap, dirty dishes, sponge, dish towel Suppose your mother asked you to wash the dishes and you said, “No,” but later decided to do it. Now suppose that your mother asked your younger sister to wash the dishes and she said, “Yes,” but didn’t do…
For email posts, click here to watch online. Early in the pandemic I saw a comic which read: “I Finished Netflix!” I laughed out loud because at the time I didn’t have a subscription to Netflix. Now I do. Since signing up, my friend Erin recommended that I check out the Netflix series TURИ. Reluctantly, I tuned in one day…
UPDATE: For email posts, click here to watch “EEC@Home: The Documentary” on Youtube. Though the virus prevents us from gathering at 1608 Russell Road, Emmanuel’s worship life flourishes — with technological creativity and contributions from many: The Rector, the Associate for Liturgy & Hilarity, The Music Director, Choristers, Cantors, the Guitar Circle, Guest Musicians &…
When you go to a baseball game, how do you know who is winning? Or how do you know at the end of the game which team has won? That’s right! You look at the scoreboard at the other end of the field. You know that the team with the most points has won. The same…
Jack Kornfield is a bestselling author. He is also, as I understand it, a Buddhist monk. Jack has taught mindfulness techniques and meditation around the world. Lots of people are familiar with his work. I have long admired and at times borrowed some of his stories. Today is one of those days. On the train from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia,…
