We have been focusing on some of the ways God has appeared to his people—spectacular biblical moments that actually help us to see God in the ordinary. Today we are with Moses as God calls to him from a burning bush; we are with the apostle Paul as...

For the next two weeks, we will be reflecting on theophany in the Bible. Theophany is when God physically reveals himself to people. These encounters are rare, but important. Joshua encounters the Lord on the way to Jericho. Joshua quickly learns that...

For the next three weeks, we will be reflecting on theophany in the Bible. Theophany is when God physically reveals himself to people. These encounters are rare, but important. The patriarch Jacob wrestled with God on the shore of a creek. He left the...

It is Memorial Day Weekend across this country. The prayers included in our worship wrap our hearts and minds around those who throughout our history have given their lives to guard and protect us from enemies without and within. Even as our...

On Pentecost our Lord sent the promised Spirit to lead us into all truth. Most basic and central to the Christian truth is the affirmation of one God who reveals himself to us in the three persons of the Trinity—the Father, the Son, and the Holy...

We are 50 days beyond the Easter festival. Robust and energetic “alleluias” have marked our prayer and praise. Readings from the gospel of John have pointed to Jesus’ victory over death and sin. And today we celebrate the power and promise of the Holy...

In the concluding words to St. Luke’s Gospel we hear today, Jesus gives his disciples a commission, a blessing, and a promise. Those same words speak to us. “You are witnesses of these things.” Witnessing implies both seeing and speaking publicly. We...

The church invests itself in the Easter mystery for seven weeks, from Easter to Pentecost, and “Alleluias” continue to ring throughout our songs and prayers during these 50 days. Readings from the Gospel of John are providing sign after sign...

Easter initiates a new day. It anticipates a new heaven and a new earth. The risen Lord is making all things new. In the mystery of holy baptism God has made new people of us. Today the Lord Jesus invites us to see everyone in a new light—through the...

We are Easter people… and “alleluia” is our song. The church invests itself in the Easter mystery for seven weeks from Easter to Pentecost. This week, in the middle of those 50 Days, the church celebrates Jesus as our Good Shepherd. Today’s readings...