foreside Scripture: Luke 21:25-36As we begin the season of Advent: in which we wait with our ancestors and look for Christ’s coming into the world… we hear from Jesus himself. As an apocalyptic preacher, he shares with us news of a world ending… but we are to look for signs of a new world… not the … Read more
Scripture: Psalm 126The Psalm points us to a desert region in which water will yet flow again with God’s help. When we experience grief and dry times, how do we create new topographies of grace in which even the smallest streams of life may flow? How can we use our own desert experiences to bring … Read more
Scripture: Psalm 46, Revelation 22:1-5Our own Rev. James Gertmenian shares with us news of the glad river of faith which flows beneath our feet and can sustain us on the way of justice. How can we keep from singing?
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16In a hungry and dry time, the prophet Elijah visits a widow who is sure she has only a crumb to sustain her. How are we invited to be transformed by the invitation to share what we have, when it is so tempting in trying times to turn inward?
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6The Holy City described by John of Patmos shows us a map of interconnectedness and belonging which will have no end… and contrasts against the symbols and structures of empire which threaten our common life. We give thanks for all the pathways between us created by the saints of our lives and the … Read more