Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. What does that mean to you? Does it mean anything? For Jesus and his friends – for those who would have first…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today we take a break from our regularly scheduled summer of parables to celebrate the Transfiguration. You might be thinking, wait – this is something we celebrate the last Sunday before Lent – why now? …
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Today we commemorate St. James the Greater – the patron saint of this parish. Technically St. James Day falls on July 25, so, in order to celebrate it, we move it to the Sunday following.…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. This year, for the first time since moving to Maryland, we planted a garden. It’s not very big – two 4×4 connected raised beds – but it’s enough to have some herbs, a couple rows…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. We are fully into the long green season of the church year. Properly called the season after Pentecost – sometimes called ordinary time – my favorite name…
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. But I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my father. ~ John 15:15b Last week was the feast day/saint’s day for Bernard Mizeki. …
Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. The Holy Trinity. A theological issue that took many years and many arguments to solidify as church doctrine. One of the hallmarks of our faith as Christians. And…
Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! There is a practice in the Orthodox tradition to tells jokes at Easter in honor of the joke that Jesus played on death in the resurrection. Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Sara was a precocious 5 year old. She loved going to church and Sunday…