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....
Blinded by the Light: A Transfiguration New Stole Sunday
It’s no secret that I have a penchant for stoles. In fact, two Christmases ago, my dear G. cataloged them. That’s right. I have a catalog of my stoles. Last September, Greg gave me this beauty–a lovely addition to my collection, don’t you...
Christmas: A Look Back
It’s been cold here. Really cold. This winter (from this Southerner’s perspective) has been much longer and way colder than my first winter up here last year. Just the other day, I looked out the kitchen window and saw big, fat snowflakes falling and...01. WELCOME
