by the Rev. James B. Craven III In the name of God – Father Son & Holy Spirit. Amen. I miss all of you. I am tired of an entire year without church, at least without church as we knew it and will again. I worry I will be unable to recognize some of … Continue reading Coming Back Together | March 14, 2021
About Perfection
We’re a week and a half into Lent. How’s your Lenten Practice going? Have you not done it perfectly? I encourage you to take any guilt or shame about that and hand it over to God. Guilt and shame are not the point of these practices. Attention and focus on our relationship with God is … Continue reading About Perfection
Wild Beasts and Angels | February 21, 2021
by Rev. Susan Bennett The first Sunday in Lent is always the temptation of Jesus in the desert. Always. Matthew and Luke go into poetic detail about the powers and the riches and the status that Satan dangles before Jesus in his attempt to derail Jesus’ ministry before it gets started. But not Mark. In … Continue reading Wild Beasts and Angels | February 21, 2021
Down From the Mountaintop | February 14, 2021
by Dr. Sam Laurent, Campus Minister for the Episcopal Center at Duke If I’m being honest—and I think that’s the general expectation here—the transfiguration always puzzles me. Jesus takes some disciples up on top of a mountain, and he begins to glow a dazzling white. Elijah and Moses appear next to him. From a cloud, … Continue reading Down From the Mountaintop | February 14, 2021
Carefully Choose Your Lenten Practice
Ash Wednesday is on the 17th. Less than 2 weeks away. It’s time to begin thinking about your Lenten Practice. And this year, it is necessary to take some extra time to find something that is just right. No matter who we are and how we’ve lived through the past year, we ALL are weary … Continue reading Carefully Choose Your Lenten Practice
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