Leviticus 23:26-41 These yearly festivals brought life and healing to the people of God. Sabbaths were not optional. We need them.

The fourth Sunday in Lent is traditionally called “Laetare Sunday,” which means “rejoice.”  It is roughly the halfway point in Lent

I think when we’re forced to wait, our insecurities begin to come out, and we often try to fill in the spaces where God seems to be silent.

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who..

Our frail human bodies are very much like tents – earthly tents. Yes, they can be knocked down, even flattened or ripped apart.

A Reflection for Wednesday, March 26 by Mary Rodriguez Lectionary reading for 03/26/2025: Psalm 29, Numbers 13:17-27, Luke 13:18-21...

Reflection on Romans 2:12-16. Our faith calls us to accept without judgement as we have been loved and accepted by God.

A Reflection for Monday, March 24 by Jeanne Barnes Lectionary reading for 3/24/2025:  Psalm 39, Jeremiah 11:1-17, Romans 2:1-11 Selected...

Jesus told this parable: “A man owned a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none. He said to his gar

A Reflection for Saturday, March 22 by Rev. Dr. Elrica Adams-Finney Lectionary reading for Saturday, March 22, 2025:   Psalm 63:1-8;...

As you read today’s passage Revelation 3:1-6, imagine yourself as the recipient of a letter from one who knows you well and loves you dearly

The first verses of Psalm 63, paint a picture of desperation. He is earnestly searching for God, with a thirst that consumes his whole body.

How do I accurately represent (and point to) the God of love, who asks things of us, without sounding judgmental?

During a recent discussion about the Holy Spirit, I was asked by a pre-teen, “Is the Holy Spirit the same thing as our conscience?"

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I learned early that fear and faith often dance together in the shadows of our lives.

From a young age, Psalm 27 has been a favorite of mine. Like pebbles tossed and creating ripples across a water body, the first two lines

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father

We often look at Christmas with expectancy!  Why wouldn’t we?  It’s the perfect redemption story that everyone wants to love with a surprise

Advent is a season of waiting and hope, a time when we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Psalm 113 invites us to focus

Just prior to where our passage in Luke 1 begins, Mary has had a surprise visit from an angel. The angel informs her that she'll give birth