Water of Life: An Altarscape for Lent 3A
This week, the Gospel lection offers one of the most revealing conversations we’ve got about Jesus and his nature. It’s one of the longer lections that we we have in Lent (outside of, you know, Good Friday–which is practically all of John 18 and 19)....
Born Again: An Altarscape for Lent 2A
My dear G. has been on spring break and visiting me in Connecticut this week. Although it snowed today (for real. ugh.), we did have a pretty Saturday. He and I visited the coast, ate seafood, and enjoyed the sun. So there’s the reason this post is a little...
The Wilderness of Temptation
The first Sunday in Lent, if you’re following the lectionary, always finds Jesus wandering in the wilderness and being tempted by the Devil. Matthew, Mark, and Luke all share this story (with some slight variations) and it is a fitting start to Lent. For forty...
Telling The Story Of Lent
Last Saturday, I led worship and a workshop on visual worship at the Massachusetts Conference’s and Connecticut Conference’s Super Saturday event. I started my workshop by talking about stories–particularly the stories that our worship spaces tell....01. WELCOME
