And now I think Jerusalem abides untouched, the temple yet intact, its every cornerstone in place, its vault replete with vivid scent, its ark   alight with vigil lamps whose oil is never spent. In psalm the pilgrim asks forgiveness, pleads that God return the Spirit to the heart, and look, the Ghost   had never left, had never […]

10/23/2016 Revelation 21:1-7 Chris Breslin (with DurhamCares’ Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope Participants: Stephanie Holmer, Sabrina Bowyer, Gary Davis, & Alexandria Harper)     …that you might approach the Jerusalem of the heart… -Isaac the Least   And now I think Jerusalem abides untouched, the temple yet intact, its every cornerstone in place, its vault replete with vivid scent, its […]

I have seen the sun break through to illuminate a small field for a while, and gone my way and forgotten it. But that was the pearl of great price, the one field that had the treasure in it. I realize now that I must give all that I have   to possess it. Life is not hurrying on to […]

10/16/2016 Exodus 3:1-14 Sarah Neff     I have seen the sun break through to illuminate a small field for a while, and gone my way and forgotten it. But that was the pearl of great price, the one field that had the treasure in it. I realize now that I must give all that I have to possess it. […]

I heard him call you his beloved son And saw his Spirit lighten like a dove, I thought his words must be for you alone, Knowing myself unworthy of his love. You pray in close communion with your Father, So close you say the two of you are one, I feel myself to be receding further,   Fallen away and […]

10/9/2016 Matthew 6:1-14 Chris Breslin     I heard him call you his beloved son And saw his Spirit lighten like a dove, I thought his words must be for you alone, Knowing myself unworthy of his love. You pray in close communion with your Father, So close you say the two of you are one, I feel myself to […]

10/02/2016 Genesis 4:1-12 Chris Breslin   “If a [person] is called to be a street sweeper, [he or she] should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. [She or he] should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street […]

Sarah is excited to be this year’s intern from Duke Divinity School where she is a second year dual MDiv/MSW student. She grew up outside of Chicago, studied literature and theater at Wheaton College, and fled the Midwest for Colorado after graduation. There, she worked for a para-church guiding outfitter, helping to run their backpacking program. She cherishes memories of llama-wrangling and cleaning camping […]

9/25/2016 Chris Breslin Jeremiah 29:4-14   “This is kind of how blues began — out of feeling misused, mistreated. Feeling like they had nobody to turn to. Blues don’t necessarily have to be sung by a person that came from Mississippi as I did, because there are people having problems all over the world.” (B.B. King)   “To be a […]

9/18/2016 Matthew 25:14-30 Alexandra Harper Alexandra Harper is the Creative Director and Founder of Culture Care RDU. A Ministry of Artists in Christian Testimony International, Culture Care works to equip the local church to display Christ in culture through creation, creativity & artistry. She holds degrees from Liberty University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and University of St. Andrews in Scotland. […]