This gospel today is hard. It challenges us to think about where we put our trust and therefore our abundance.

In showing up over and over and over again, Mary Magdalene becomes the messenger of resurrection.

I want to make sure that we see both Mary and Martha as faithful disciples. They have different approaches to serving the Lord.

Jesus is telling us that anyone who needs our help is our neighbor, and we are called to respond in love wherever there is someone in need.

Wherever there is life, and especially wherever there are humans, things crumble. And sometimes, crumbling feels like the end of the world.

Our bodies are good because God made them. Our bodies are powerful because only through them can we love our neighbors as ourselves.

Paul’s vision is of a world where the power of the cross can abolish the distinctions between people.

Jesus tells us today that we will constantly be growing into God’s truth. That’s the gift of the Trinity. It’s the practice of Pride.

The very first gift of the Spirit is both the honoring of difference and the bridging of difference.

Costly unity means fighting for the right not to bear arms. It means living in such a way that creates a world where we default to love.

Representation is a picture of power. It can empower, or it can reinforce already established power.

How are we to know what should guide our belief and actions? Not even our Bible is clear. I can only tell you what I do: I prioritize Jesus.

Part of being a faithful Christian is learning to hear God's voice more and more, and that takes practice.

How are you sharing the gifts God gave you? Where are you giving them? How far do your gifts reach?

And now, once a year, after we have waited in the dark theater of Lent to Good Friday, we celebrate the gift He gave us.

Resurrection doesn’t destroy suffering. Resurrection transforms it, giving us new life. If we’re willing to let ourselves be transformed.

Jesus' suffering and death was the result of human sin, not the way to atone for it.

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: John 12:1-8 I want to put this gospel reading into context, because it drops us right into the...

God is waiting for us, not to exact punishment, but to run to us, filled with compassion, to gather us in God’s arms.

Just as God states in the passage, “I am who I am,” you also are who you are and you are enough for any job the spirit is calling you.