Ritual can help shape and grow our relationships be it a family ritual of putting up Halloween decorations in the front yard or the more ecclesial rituals found in church.  Either way, the ritual requires our presence.  This week's reflection on Hebrews 9:11-14 offers insight into the incarnational presence of Christ found in the church.

Jesus dies to liberate us to love, not simply to save us from our sins.  That liberation reminds us of our belovedness, that we are first children of God before we are ever sinners in need of redemption.  The stories we share with one another connect our past to our future in order to remind us that we are loved into being by God and one another.  A reflection on Hebrews 7:23-28.

Jesus is not for us.  He is with us.  We know what it means to be human because God became man and dwelt among us.  A reflection on Hebrews 5:1-10.

Believe is more than a sign on a locker room wall--it is an action.  To believe means we do something--go to church, get baptized, take communion, be Christian.  In this first of a seven-part series on the Letter to the Hebrews, we look at how complacency and worldly distractions shift God out of the center of our lives.  A reflection on Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12.

Living into community means the willingness to accept others and not reject them.  Even if and when they aren't really "doing it right". In this week's reflection on Mark 9:38-50, we learn the Jesus always appreciates us and encourages us on "The Way."

We spend all our time trying to be the best.  In reality, its what we get to do that helps us feel connected and gives us true fulfillment in life.  a reflection on Mark 9:30-37.

When other people, including God, don't meet our expectations we tend to stop listening and even try to stop them from speaking.  This defines Peter's rebuke of Jesus and even Jesus' rebuke of Peter.  A reflection on Mark 8:27-38.

This week we explore that age-old question, "Why do some people's prayers get answered and others don't.  A reflection on Mark 7:24-37.

Gathering for meals helps form us into community--ay home, with friends, and in the church.  This week's reflection looks at Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23.

Sometimes I wonder why we are here...surely its not just for the food.  A reflection on I Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 and John 6:51-58.