What We Do Matters To God
What we do matters to God. We can frame it as harsh judgment, or we can frame it as God wanting life for us, and life abundant.
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- Nov 27
- 5 min
Reclaiming Our Suffering
God took our sin and suffering and planted it in the ground, planted it in a womb. Gave it the quiet and darkness it needed to transform.
- Nov 20
- 3 min
Christ the King
We are all “citizens with the saints” because of our baptism, adopted members of Christ’s royal family.
- Nov 13
- 5 min
Accountability Is An Act of Love
At its best, at its most loving, holding people accountable tells them that their presence and gifts are essential, that they belong.
- Nov 5
- 5 min
God Does Not Give Up On Anyone
When we refuse to give up on people, when we refuse to separate justice and love, we practice a greater love.
- Oct 29
- 2 min
How Wide is Our Forgiveness?
Jesus calls Zaccheus “a son of Abraham,” reminding the people that he is really one of them, too, and no longer an enemy.
- Oct 22
- 6 min
St. Luke, Covenant & Healing
Covenant is how we practice being with one another so that when conflict arises, we have a safe container in which to hold it.
- Oct 15
- 4 min
Your Life is a Lesson
We are all teachers. Because the way you live is a lesson to all who witness you.
- Oct 8
- 5 min
Plant Yourself Where You Are
Do the good thing now. Find joy now. Pray for the home you have now. Work for the thriving of the community you have now.
- Oct 1
- 4 min
Stewardship of Creation & Community
Our Stewardship campaign is how we commit to one another, how we commit to planting the seeds of God’s love in this place and beyond.
- Sep 24
- 5 min
Self-Reliance is Hell
We can let go knowing that not everything depends on our own efforts. We can rest, trusting that we are cared for.
- Sep 18
- 4 min
There Is a Balm
The balm I press into my wounds is the healing salve of this fellowship. What we experience here together.
- Sep 10
- 5 min
Letting God Find You
The lost sheep matters. When the lost sheep suffers, Jesus suffers. We, the Body of Christ, suffer.
- Sep 3
- 4 min
God's Vastness & Deacon Laurel
Are we ready to step into God’s vastness that is present in ourselves? Which brings us to Deacon Laurel. A galaxy unto herself.
- Aug 27
- 4 min
The Most Dangerous Book for Jews
Let’s not read the letter to the Hebrews or any other part of the Christian Testament as trumping Judaism, as completing Judaism.
- Aug 20
- 3 min
To Everything There Is A Season
As all natural things do come to an end, the time has arrived for my leave taking from St. Luke’s.
- Aug 13
- 4 min
Authentic Peace vs. False Peace
We’re taught in so many ways that conflict is so bad that it’s better to have a false peace than it is to tell the truth.
- Aug 6
- 4 min
Conviction of Things Not Seen
The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, JD made the Kingdom of God manifest with her life.
- Jul 30
- 4 min
Abundance is About Community
This gospel today is hard. It challenges us to think about where we put our trust and therefore our abundance.
- Jul 23
- 4 min
Mary Magdalene: Patron Saint of Showing Up
In showing up over and over and over again, Mary Magdalene becomes the messenger of resurrection.