Beloved and Becoming
This week, as we move into the season of Epiphany, the season of the liturgical cycle where we learn more about Jesus and his life, we celebrate Baptism of Jesus Sunday.
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To Epiphany, and Beyond
Epiphany, marking the day when the Wise Ones arrive in Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus, has the larger meaning of ‘shining forth’ or ‘becoming clear’.
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Not an Angel (Christmas Eve)
Join us at St. Paul & St. Andrew for our Christmas Eve services.
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Service of Lessons & Carols
We’ve waited all year – it’s almost here! The cherished St Paul & St Andrew Service of Lessons & Carols, that is! This Sunday at 11am, Dr. Frank Glass, the Choir, and wonderful instrumentalists will join together to bring Christmas closer.
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The Writers Room (Christmas Pageant)
It’s the fabulous St. Paul & St. Andrew Christmas Pageant! This year’s pageant is “The Writers’ Room.”
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The Great Interrupter
On this blessed Second Sunday of Advent, we look to the coming of — John the Baptist??
Certainly! John the Baptist is the central character of Advent, the star, so to speak. And boy, is his a story to be told.
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Tell Me More
Very few things grab our attention as quickly as the simple phrase, “Once upon a time.” Storytime is the best. Kids and adults both love the cozy, cuddle up time over a picture book. And there is nothing as sweet or tender as a heart-to-heart between loved ones, when somebody takes a tiny leap of faith to share with another a bit of their life’s story.
Gratitude As an Act of Resistance
On this last Sunday of the Christian year, right before the beginning of Advent, we celebrate “The Reign of Christ”, also known as Christ the King Sunday. It has an interesting history. In 1920s Italy, Pope Pius XI was concerned about the rise of a narrow nationalism and fascism at home and abroad, and he wanted to mark a day for the church to emphasize that, as Christians, our primary loyalty is not to a political party, or any leader, or even our nation, but to Jesus Christ.
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The End Is But the Beginning
Birth pangs are a frequently used motif in the apocalyptic imagery that was common in Jesus’s Jewish tradition. As someone who physically birthed two humans from my womb, I know a thing or two about birth pangs. One of the things I learned through my labor and delivery experiences is that fear-based resistance intensifies pain and draws out the process in dangerous and unhealthy ways.
We’ve been talking and singing about the importance of resistance, of holy resistance, in recent days.
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The Mighty Widow
The gospel story of the woman giving her last two coins to the temple treasury leaves me with some questions. Jesus notices the woman’s generosity, but does he actually approve of her contributing so sacrificially? And why does this widow, offered so little protection by religious or secular law, want to support a system that ignores her and her needs?