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...
Dust and Ashes
Ash Wednesday has long been one of my favorite days on the Liturgical Calendar. Reminding people of their mortality is a task that ranks among the more solemn of my responsibilities, but more important is reminding people of just what God can do with dust and ashes....
The In-a-Pinch Altarscape
A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of baptizing two sweet children and re-affirming a third’s baptism at Westfield. This sweet family had been visiting us for a while, then decided to join our community of faith. Soon after, the parents asked if I would...
Summer’s End & Blessing Backpacks
Well, friends, it seems that a whole summer has come and gone with very little updating on my part. I wish it was because I took the summer off. (Can you imagine a whole three months of vacation? I didn’t know what I had while I was in school!) This summer has...01. WELCOME
