We are people of the book. This is no epiphany – great or small. Whether we offer chapter and verse to prove our point, sing the psalms or seek comfort in Jesus’ words, we are women that center our lives on text. On Epiphany, we celebrate the books that have offered us strength in the […]
In the places that we serve, we are aware of the shift that Advent brings. Not only does it shift our awareness toward planning worship services, bazaars and bake sales, but also highlights our awareness of where God’s light needs to shine this season. As we wait for God to tear open the heavens and […]
by Elsa A. Peters In his new film Religulous which opened in theaters last month, political humorist and comedian Bill Maher travels the world to talk to faithful people about God. The film bills itself as the “#1 Sacrilegious Comedy in America,” which may explain my discomfort. Discomfort is a nice way of expressing how […]
by Sarah Kinney Gaventa Now, make no mistake. If Jesus came now instead of two thousand years ago, I don’t think he’d spend a lot of time watching television. There is too much poverty, injustice, and suffering in our world for him to waste even a moment on even the best entertainment. So, please, take […]
I don’t normally read sermon collections, having experienced them as peculiar, self-indulgent, and disjointed. In my mind, sermons are oral events that God brings to life somewhere and somehow in the space between the preacher, Scripture, and the congregation. I had relegated written sermons to be like my incredibly beautiful and yet unequivocally unphotogenic friend […]
