Widening the Circle of Grace

Widening the Circle of Grace

The letter writer Paul wants the church in Corinth to know what it means to live a life by faith. I’d like to know what it means to live a life by faith and I bet you do, too. For us Jesus following types, it can be hard to know how to live in this world. It can be...
Who We Really Are

Who We Really Are

The baptismal font is one of the places where we catch a glimpse of who we really are. According to the liturgy of our tradition, “In baptism God claims us, and seals us to show that we belong to God. God frees us from sin and death, uniting us with Jesus Christ in...
Spirit-Infused Living

Spirit-Infused Living

Our Old Testament reading recalls the wondrous vision of the prophet Ezekiel, a vision offered during a time of tremendous despair and hopelessness for the people of Israel. The vision encourages all whose live seems cut off, who seem to have no hope, to look for the...
Approaching God as Friends

Approaching God as Friends

Exodus 33:7-18 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the...
Approaching God as Friends

Without Fear

Lord God, open your Word again to us this day by the power of your Holy Spirit, so that we may remember your love made known in Jesus Christ. Overwhelm our fears with your love, so that we may know your joy and peace, through Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen. I John...