by Communications | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog
Most tea towels hang over the oven door, or on a peg by the kitchen sink, or even in a kitchen drawer; but we have two that hang on the kitchen wall as decorations. They mark the coronation of King Charles III and the Jubilee celebration of his mother, Queen Elizabeth...
by Communications | Apr 7, 2025 | Blog
“The poor you always have with you, but you will not always have me” (John 12: 8) In the Gospel coming up this Sunday, we come across these words of Jesus. He was responding to criticism by Judas Iscariot of Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, who at...
by Communications | Apr 7, 2025 | Blog
“You shall hallow the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you: you shall return, every one of you, to your family.” (Leviticus 25: 10) The vestry of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Eagle...
by Communications | Mar 29, 2025 | Blog
Probably we are all familiar with the poem about older age – “when I am an old woman, I shall wear purple”. It is a statement about independence and freedom. It is a declaration of not giving a damn. And it is a fitting quote to introduce the third concept wrapped up...
by Communications | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog
The Methodist minister and religious educator John Westerhoff identified stages of faith in religious identity and development (List in the graphic above!) Christian faith, like the human body, has an expected pattern of growth and development. The different stages...
by Communications | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog
What do I do with my anger? Last week I attended a webinar put on by the Center for Action and Contemplation entitled “What do I do with my anger?” It was headlined by Richard Rohr and Brian McLaren, which motivated me to attend it, but to me the real star of...
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