This week, our text from Hebrew Scriptures tells us that we find Samuel and Eli in a time when the Word of the Lord is rare and visions are not widespread. Does that sound like the world you know? Do we live in a time when the Word of the Lord is rare and visions are not widespread?

In the wake of a difficult week for our country, Marissa reflects on the theme of identity and the ways in which Baptism makes us who we are. As we hear the story of Jesus' own baptism in the Jordan, what do these texts have to say to us in this moment? Then, our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Curry preaches and wonders, "Who shall we be?"

This Sunday, as we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, the Gospel tells us that the wise men go home by another road. Why would they do that? What would that other road help them to avoid? And where might it bring them?

On the Third Sunday of Advent, The Rev. Molly James, Ph.D shares her thoughts on how to "hold fast" during these challenging times.

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On the Second Sunday of Advent, we meet again John the Baptist. John is a wild figure, but clear about who he is and what his mission is. What does he have to say to us today?

On the first Sunday of Advent, Jesus warns us to look at the signs. Isaiah wants the people to see proof of God's wonders. And we are all called to pay attention. What will you do with this time of intention? What will you create or give in this season as we prepare for the greatest gift of all?

Don explores the missed opportunities to notice Jesus and invites us to find even one small way to engage and build relationships with those we might otherwise overlook

In the midst of a few weeks of parables, this week we hear the parable of the talents. Every parable of Jesus has good news for us, and promises of the future - but what does this parable have to say to us about our life now?

On the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, as we begin to make our way to a change of season, Matthew's Gospel reminds us that we should be alert, waiting for the coming of the Lord. But unlike the season of Advent, which we'll experience together in a few weeks, this warning to be alert is looking for the second advent of Christ - not the first. What does this parable have to tell us about waiting? About hope? And about how to be prepared?

The Feast of All Saints is a special day in the church calendar when we remember the Saints and saints who have gone before us. And the text directs us to wonder about how we fit into the story. So, how do we fit into the story of the saints? And what about this piece of the Sermon on the Mount we hear today, the famous Beatitudes?