Blog Running Towards the Resurrection During Lent, my Bible study considered passages about the disciples in the time leading up to the crucifixion. There was…Jennifer L. HolbergApril 12, 2023
Blog somebody nobody everybody Funny how some of my best advice fails to produce enthusiasm.Al SchipperApril 11, 2023
Blog Bright Monday! Apparently, in the Orthodox tradition this is a day for laughter, silliness, jokes, pranks, and tricks.Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 10, 2023
Blog Easter: God’s Ultimate Subversion The “Yes” on my cakes is not just a “Yes”— not a cheery or triumphalist acclamation that all is well.…Cambria KaltwasserApril 9, 2023
Blog Today, I Weep True joy can only come through lament, and resurrection only comes through death.Chad PierceApril 8, 2023
Blog Were You There The Good Friday service is the heaviest of the year. Candles, the darkness. But we rarely talk about Christ crucified today.…Nathan GroenewoldApril 7, 2023
Blog The Absence of Beauty As a hen uses her wings to gather her chicks, there are indeed times I suspect the Spirit uses beauty…Jill CarattiniApril 7, 2023
Blog Disarming Love The miracle of disarming love is the miracle of open-handed, unarmored vulnerability in the presence of those you love. And…Heidi S. De JongeApril 7, 2023
Blog An ode to the church I grew up in Once the center of church life, they now sit together in the back -- the widows and older couples --…Tami ZietseApril 6, 2023
Blog Selfie with Jesus May you be reminded that you’re part of the story; you’re in the picture, and you look great. Kathryn VilelaApril 5, 2023