Eastertide
By the time the Spirit reroutes Paul to Macedonia, Lydia has already turned from the Roman gods of her city and aligned herself with the One God of Israel. So when Paul spoke of Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, Lydia took the next step in the path she was already walking.
Eastertide
When we love as Jesus loved – across differences, beyond our comfort, despite possible disappointment – we make the invisible God visible. Our love becomes the lens through which others can glimpse the divine reality that holds all things together.
Eastertide
As always, our Easter journey is about hearing the Shepherd who knows us by name, gives us eternal life, and holds us securely in his hands.
Easter
Resurrection is not a one-and-done event. It is a way of seeing. A way of being. A rhythm of grace that pulses through every act of love, every turning of sorrow to song.
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What if this Sunday, we remembered that resurrection isn’t about escaping doubt, or dancing over death, or pretending we have no wounds? What if it is this: that Jesus meets us right in the middle of our fear, our ache, our questioning, and breaths?
Easter
Resurrection is not the reversal of death. It is God’s radical imagination of life itself. It exemplifies the certainty that divine love is not hemmed in by what we think possible.
Holy Week
We don’t usually see a guy singing in the parking lot at our grocery. After all, we live in suburbia, not downtown. But we heard him as we walked from our car toward Aldi’s. When I saw him, my first thought was he might be a little off.
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Palm Sunday to Good Friday -- a week that began with high hopes, only to end in what appeared to be tragic defeat. But things were not as they seemed.
This Week in The Way of Grace We’re in Week 5 of Lent, which brings us to page 59 in our book, The Way of Grace: Gospel Stories for Lent. Of course, whether you have a book or not, here’s an overview of all four readings for this
Lent is the season of return, the time of rolling away shame, the moment when exile begins to end. Not just for us as individuals, but for our communities, our churches, our world.
Isaiah's vision of the future is the confidence that one day the most primal instincts of Creation will be transformed into the ultimate expression of God's shalom.
This is the heart of grace: not just a one-time invitation, but an ongoing commitment to what is best for us. God does not just call us once and walk away. God cultivates us.
When I was a kid, I remember a preacher saying that the “big word, righteousness” simply meant to do what was “right.” That’s a good shorthand definition.
The Transfiguration story shows us the glory of God revealed just before Jesus faces opposition. Yet, he remains faithful and steadfast.
When confronted by Satan’s temptation, three times Jesus quotes exclusively from Deuteronomy 6-8. He knows he's standing in for Israel in these stories in order to re-tell it as God had intended. In the language of the school yard, Israel – through Jesus – gets a “do over” and so do we.
Ash Wednesday isn't just a religious ritual, it is a call to awareness instead of self-deception; to life in the face of death; and, to transformation in and through Jesus Christ.
From Moses' radiant face at Sinai to Jesus' Transfiguration, God's glory transforms those who encounter it. Paul reminds us that in Christ, we live unveiled, reflecting a lasting transformation. Discover how God's presence changes us permanently.
Jesus calls us to defy the world's logic of revenge and scarcity—offering a love that transforms enemies, heals wounds, and sets us free.
Maybe the greatest work of peace isn’t about winning arguments but embodying peace itself. Maybe the way we speak, act, and carry ourselves is the first step in the peacemaking process.