the Vine with Chris Green

A devotional from Henri Nouwen in the booklet "From Suffering to Salvation". 

What is Lent and what's the point for you and me? Join me for this month's episode as we explore that question. 

September and October have been busy months here in Etna and Hanover Center. We've been asking big questions and talking together to find the answers to them. Today, Chris shares with us some pastoral perspective on the journey thus far and where he believes we're headed. 

Since the beginning, followers of Jesus have had to walk a way that has been hard for others to categorize. An ancient letter written to a roman official named Diognetus sheds some light on what that looked like then, and it shares some encouragement with us! 

“They live in their own countries, but only as aliens. They have a share in everything as citizens, and endure everything as foreigners. Every foreign land is their fatherland, and yet for them every fatherland is a foreign land....Yet, although they live in Greek and barbarian cities alike, as each man’s lot has been cast, and follow the customs of the country in clothing and food and other matters of daily living, at the same time they give proof of the remarkable and admittedly extraordinary constitution of their own commonwealth.” The letter to Digonetus as quoted in Gerald L. Sittser, Resilient Faith

This week we're looking at how some fresh perspective from the word of God can encourage us as we consider our life in the days in which we're living. 

The Pilgrim's Song is a podcast sponsored by the Church of Etna & Hanover Center. Find out more by visiting our (newly redesigned) website: etnahanovercenterchurch.org

This week, as we're looking at how the Way of Jesus leads through the world we're living in, we're finding a few clues from history. What we'll find truly has the potential to change, well, everything. 

The Pilgrim's Song is a podcast sponsored by the Church of Etna & Hanover Center. Find out more by visiting www.etnahanovercenterchurch.org 

This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Todd and Patt Langille. We talk about the crazy idea that made them leave very successful careers and embark on a new adventure. We also dive into a tough question for us all to answer in some capacity - what gives you the right to bring your religion to other people? Their answer is strong and full of sincerity. 

Show Notes

Todd and Patt Langille: https://spark.adobe.com/page/y5oRvNyH8X5p1/

The Pilgrim's Song is a podcast sponsored by the Church of Etna & Hanover Center. Find out more by visiting etnahanovercenterchurch.org

Here's where we're headed this season!

Fingers in the ears, 

fingers on the tongue, 

miracles in the air, 

everything he does

is wonderful