New Year 2020 It's easy to see how 20-20 vision and the new year 2020 echo each other. What is not so easy to see is what the Lord is doing at this time in history or in our own lives. The Rev. George Matheson (1842-1906), Scottish minister, penned...

Lent is the season of the church year which precedes Easter. Most people think of Lent only as a time when we give up chocolate, but that is not really the case. Let me explain. First and foremost, Lent calls us to draw near to God to prepare our hearts for the Easter...

Dear Ones,In our Ash Wednesday service, we noted five calls in our journey through Lent; each had a directional sense: IN = the call to self-examination and repentenceUP = the call to turn to God in further Scripture reading and studyDOWN = the call to humbling...

The story is told of a Good Friday event which featured several well-known preachers, each one given the opportunity to speak. One preacher gave a powerful message, sat down, and, somewhat in jest, turned to the preacher who was to follow him and said, "Beat that!"...

As we look a few days ahead to the events of Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, I pray that we all will enter into the depth of meaning that is unique to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. For the littlest ones among us, some parts of these events...

Whoever is first...The above painting of The Last Supper by Duccio (1308-1311) shows, like the famous depiction by Leonardo di Vinci, Christ seated at the center of the table, yet many historical authors describe a typical first century meal differently. Unlike...

From the Prayer Book: The Paschal mystery—the death and resurrection of JesusChrist—is at the heart of the Christian Gospel. The evening ofMaundy Thursday begins the Triduum (the sacred three days).This service, together with Good Friday, Holy Saturday, andThe Great...

From the Prayer Book: The Good Friday liturgy is the second part of the Triduum (the sacred three days). This most somber of all days is appropriately marked by fasting, abstinence, and penitence, leading us to focus on Jesus and the meaning of his Cross. Some...

Please take the time to read the attached article by Tom Tarrants. It is rich and worth the time to read. May God help us all this Good Friday as we remember our Savior who did not flee death but rather conquered it.Jim+  Dont_be_Afraid_God_is_in_ControlDownload

I am sure that not a few raised their eyebrows at the thought that the corona virus has given anything positive to the world. Yet, as a follower of Christ, I would argue that it has. Almost two decades ago, the C.S. Lewis Institute published an article written by Gary...