On the road to Emmaus, two grieving disciples walk away from everything they thought would be. They are disappointed, disoriented, and trying to make sense of a story that has...
“Supposing him to be the gardener...” -John 20:15 Sometimes resurrection does not arrive like a trumpet blast. Sometimes it comes like a green shoot. Sometimes it comes through tears, through...
“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb…” -John 20:1 Easter does not begin in certainty. It begins in...
“Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5 Palm Sunday arrives with branches in our hands and hosannas on our lips. But beneath the...
Kneeling Where Love Leads “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. ” —Luke 9:51 There are seasons when faith...
Voices, Visions, and Veto Power Sifting Through Pressure, Power, and Purpose “One does not live by bread alone.” —Luke 4:4 Every day, we are surrounded by voices that want a say...
Women's History - Holy Courage “What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right.” —Numbers 27:7 During Women’s History Month, Sanctuary Soul Circle will gather around the story of the five daughters of...
“Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. " —Joel 2.12-13...
"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." ---Mary Oliver Lent, but make it honest. This...
Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” -Sinclair Lewis February has a way of stripping things down. The extra energy disappears, the tolerance disappears, the ability to keep pretending...
