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. Deep Roots, New Shoots. This is the image we are using as we step out in faith planning for our first year of ministry together. St. James’…
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. Between our reading from the Book of Job and the Gospel of Mark, the lectionary is not pulling any punches today. Suffering and divorce are never easy topics to approach, and are made harder when we…
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. As you may have read about in the Thursday News email, over the summer Bishop Sutton invited all of the parishes in the diocese to participate in an event today sponsored by Interfaith Power &…
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. A capable wife who can find? Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all. Whoever welcomes one such child in…
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. Sometimes it’s as simple as one sentence that seems to almost make you pay attention to it. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. How many times have I read or heard this Gospel…
The Rev. Kristin Krantz Proper 18/B St. James’ Church Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 9/6/15 James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 Mark 7:24-37 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. After months of prayer, guidance from the Spirit, and planning – it is great to finally be…