Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21In Genesis, we are told a complicated story of the sons of Abraham. As Ishmael and his mother, Hagar, are cast out, God hears their pleas. What wholeness is waiting for us as we begin to imagine the prayer lives of people outside our own tradition, and that God hears the deep needs … Read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20As we bless graduates on their next adventures, Jesus sends out his beloved disciples to baptize in the name of what we now call the Trinity. But what he, and we, may be hoping we share is not a particular name of God, but the unending activity of God: loving, communicating, and connecting.
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21In a time when Empire defined the language and story that was central, Jesus’s followers discovery that the Holy Spirit arrives to help them tell and understand the wonders that God was working in their lives in their own words and ways… How do we, following in this holy way, make sure that … Read more
Scripture: Acts 1:6-14In both the story of Jesus’s ascension and in the 23rd Psalm our ideas about victory and enemies are challenged. How is God calling us to look “higher” to see the world without its dividing lines? How is God calling us to bear witness to the specificity of Jesus, seeking especially care for … Read more
Scripture: John 14:15-21, Psalm 23As we continue to explore the 23rd Psalm, we also hear Jesus preparing to leave his disciples. In both, we find the power of God’s accompaniment. On a day in which we give thanks for all that mothers us, our spirits, and our lives, how does that accompanying love encourage us … Read more