On All Saints Weekend, we remembered all the saints who have gone before us. More importantly, we remember that in Jesus’ death and resurrection, death has been defeated, and God is doing a new thing.

Both the gospel lesson and the reading from...

Forgiveness is one of the key characteristics of God and of those who are called to follow Jesus and is the only command of Jesus that seems to have a conditional component to it: you are forgiven as you forgive. Those are scary words. It is hard at...

Forgiveness is one of the key characteristics of God and of those who are called to follow Jesus and is the only command of Jesus that seems to have a conditional component to it: you are forgiven as you forgive. Those are scary words. It is hard at...

Compassion is more than feeling sorry for someone, it is also trying to understand what the other person is going through. Often, when Jesus healed, he also heard their story and their struggle. Jesus understood that the need to be seen and heard was...

Compassion is more than feeling sorry for someone, it is also trying to understand what the other person is going through. Often, when Jesus healed, he also heard their story and their struggle. Jesus understood that the need to be seen and heard was...

Jesus humbled himself on the cross for our sake. He could have sat on the throne yet chose to hang on a cross. It is only in looking to the cross that we are aware of how much he loved us so that we could live. Yet it is an empty cross. Our Lord did...

Jesus humbled himself on the cross for our sake. He could have sat on the throne yet chose to hang on a cross. It is only in looking to the cross that we are aware of how much he loved us so that we could live. Yet it is an empty cross. Our Lord did...

How would you define the word “kindness”? It is a difficult word to define because it has so many components, but we all know when we experience it. A warm smile, an act of care, and a word of encouragement all embody kindness. Kindness is listed as...

How would you define the word “kindness”? It is a difficult word to define because it has so many components, but we all know when we experience it. A warm smile, an act of care, and a word of encouragement all embody kindness. Kindness is listed as...

Have you had your DNA tested to know where your ancestors came from and to whom you might be related? Supplying a small sample of your DNA opens a whole new world of connections. While discovering a new relative might be an exciting thought, the book...