Are you living with an attitude of gratitude? We all know what gratitude feels like in response to a gift we’ve been given, but we may not realize that an “attitude of gratitude” is something we can cultivate in our lives. Practicing gratitude has become increasingly popular in secular culture. You can find gratitude lists,…
How can you create space and silence for God in your daily life? If you’ve been with us for Lent, you’ll know that we are exploring some of the spiritual practices, or spiritual disciplines, that can help us focus on our humanity, devote some time to self-reflection, and practice turning towards Jesus, who waits for…
How do we begin to look at worship as not confined to a particular experience but central to our everyday lives? If you’ve been with us over the past four weeks, you’ll know that during this Lenten season, we are exploring some of the spiritual practices, or spiritual disciplines, that can help us focus on…
If you’ve been with us over the past three weeks, you’ll know that during this Lenten season, we are exploring some of the spiritual practices, or spiritual disciplines, that can help us focus on our humanity, devote some time to self-reflection, and practice turning towards Jesus, who waits for us on the cross on Good…
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. (Ps 19:14) If you’ve been with us over the past two weeks, you’ll know that during this Lenten season, we are exploring some of the spiritual practices, or spiritual disciplines, that…
How does scripture lead and interact with your life? If you were with us last week, I thought it would be interesting if during this Lenten season, it would be interesting to explore some of the spiritual practices, or spiritual disciplines, that can help us focus on our humanity, devote some time to self-reflection, and…
What is self-examination? What does your prayer life look like? On Ash Wednesday (this past Wednesday), we began the season of Lent, a period of 40 days, not including Sundays, leading up to Easter Sunday. These forty days remind us of the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness being tempted. They remind us of…
Over the past year, we’ve gotten really good at hiding things. We have all become adept at making sure that our laundry isn’t displayed behind us while we meet on Zoom. But while we go through great efforts to hide our unpresentable sides, the glory of God displayed in today’s readings is actually limited by…
Today’s Gospel reading from Mark is a story that poses enormous problems for me. First, let’s talk about Jesus and Simon’s mother-in-law. One of the dangers of tending to a sick person is contagion. We see this over and over in the ways that we are working as a church to ensure that all stay…
What might we as a Church do to encourage the true exercise of authority in the world? As I read through the readings for today, I sighed over and over. Nothing came to mind on which to preach. I didn’t immediately get drawn into any themes at first. And so, as I often do when…
Where is God calling you to cast your net? Well, it’s a fishy kind of day in today’s lectionary! We’ve got a reading from Jonah, who you may remember was involved with a big fish. And we’ve got Jesus with some disciples who were fishermen. I am reminded of a famous parable: There once was…
“Follow me.” How do you think God is calling you at this time in your life? What are you doing to answer God’s call? We hear of Samuel hearing the voice of God calling him. And Samuel answers. “Follow me.” Jesus clearly gives Philip a command to follow. And Philip obeys. Philip tells Nathanael to…
