Clothing someone by hand is an intimate act, and a loving one. If it’s done well, I think it can be a healing act. When someone is creating something that we will wear, there’s no pretending that we don’t have a body, or that we don’t have needs. Hear more of the story of St….
Paul’s conversion experience is a dramatic one — flashes of light, voices and visions, scales finally falling from his eyes. This example has sometimes been used hurtfully, suggesting that we should all encounter God with such intensity. But what if sometimes, our connection with God unfolds much more slowly, through relationship and tenderness, over years…
Thomas has long been scorned for insisting that he see and touch the Risen Christ before he would believe in the resurrection. But is he actually any different from any of the other disciples, who also waited for that tangible, embodied, experience? What then are we to do, as we reach for faith as people…
The disciples don’t believe the women when they run to tell them the good news of the resurrection on that first Easter morning. This part of the story can feel frustrating — just one more instance of the patriarchy at work! — but what if they are also giving us permission to doubt, to question,…
Most congregations get to celebrate their feast day — St. Mary’s Church, for example, would celebrate their community on the feast day of St. Mary. But as Church of the Resurrection, our feast day is… Easter! What does it look like to live as people of the Resurrection, both here at Easter and every day?…
Our scripture on Good Friday is wrenching, and obviously with good reason, as remember Jesus’ betrayal and crucifixion. This is not a day for simple miracles or easy, happy endings. But what if this day could teach us how God might be able to hold all the many and complex things life throws our way?…
In that upper room in Jerusalem, Jesus asked his followers to take up two practices: to share bread and wine in remembrance of him, and to wash each other’s feet. One we do almost every time we gather. The other? Not so much. But on Maundy Thursday, we slow down to wash each other’s feet….
What led Jesus to go on into Jerusalem, even knowing that the authorities were ready and waiting for him? Maybe it was the way the crowds stirred his deeply human empathy, as they cried “Hosanna — save now!” How are we, then, called to the same kind of empathy and brave response? Listen to Rev….
Jesus knows that Judas will betray him, but still he sits down with him, shares a meal with him, does not banish him. Michael Wheeler wonders if maybe by his example, we’re called to try to love even Judas — a tall order, for sure, but one to ponder this Lent. You can listen to…
With all the uncertainty, fear, and hurt swirling around us these days, the suggestion of forgiveness as it comes in the parable of the prodigal son can seem awfully far out of reach. But what if this invitation was not something we were supposed to tackle alone, but one we approach together, receiving a boost up…