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Your Holiday Party Outfit
"Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful." -Colossians 3:14-15 When I was growing up, a...
Advent 2024!
Sunday 12/8: The Second Sunday of Advent, 8am & 10am Atrium all levels open, Youth Group at 5pm Tuesday 12/10: Advent Family Festival, 5:30pm-7pm Wednesday 12/11: Labyrinth Walk, 5pm Rain or shine Saturday 12/14: Adopt a Family gift drop off and...
Rooting Ourselves in the Truth of God’s Kingdom
Artwork: Truth Before Pilate | Collapsed by Ryan Cagle John, in the book of Revelation, offers us a beautiful picture of heaven. He depicts it as the new Jerusalem “prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying “See the...
Faithful Innovations
On Saturday a delegation from Grace Church sat in on the virtual Convention of the Diocese of Northern California. The keynote speaker was an Englishman called Michael Moynagh. He has been involved with the Church of England’s Fresh Expression movement for several...
The Kingdom of God Within Calls Us to Love One Another
A Message from The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church, Early this morning, we learned that President Trump has been elected to another term as president of the United States. I pray that he will...
We Got This.
When I was in high school, I was on the track team. I was a relay runner and a sprinter. In addition to being a student athlete, I was also making a rather adult-ish commitment to my own spiritual life as a senior when I signed up to meet with a Jesuit spiritual...
What Do You Want Me to Do for You?
Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” – Mark 10:51 I don’t want to steal any thunder from Rev. Wendy, who is preaching this Sunday, but I cannot get this question out of my head. I was absolutely going to write about something else...
What have you always known but you’ve never been taught?
Perhaps you know that one of my most oft repeated nudges, for myself and others, is ask better questions. Frequently, it’s not that our answers are lacking, it’s that our questions don’t draw much forward that is really of any use to us. We assume too much; we are not...
Signature Scriptures
“Have this mind in you”, says the apostle Paul, “that was in Jesus Christ, who though being in the form of God did not think equality with God something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave being born in human likeness. And being found in...
Porous Denominations: A Vision for Unity
It has been a long time since I have given serious thought to the “scandal of denominations”. Sarah’s sermon on Sunday, however, brought it back to my attention, and I wondered if she was expressing a perspective of a new generation of Christian thinkers who have...
Fall in Love, Stay in Love…Let It Decide Everything
“I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.” – William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4, Scene 1 I have seen Much Ado About Nothing many times, and just saw it again (twice!) while at the American Players Theater in Spring Green,...
Christ among the Children
Apparently, a child up to the age of six has little notion of time. I learned this while undertaking an orientation of Grace’s Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. Jennifer Bell, our catechist guide for the day said that it takes at least two hours, and ideally...