“Wow, Christianity is metal as f**k!” The text message from an old friend made me laugh so hard that my reply “LOL” actually reflected reality (not a given in my generation!).
In answer to a question about why I was going to church on a Thursday night, I had just finished a long-winded retelling of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The bare facts of the story were not new to this friend…
by The Rev. Craig Lemming, Associate Rector Artwork: The Prophet Isaiah by Marc Chagall The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to
by Barbara Mraz All the pets I’ve ever owned have had voices and distinct personalities. In a household with children,
Once a week I grab my hand sanitizer and face mask and head to the post office to pick up St. John’s mail. It’s an
By the Reverend Jered Weber-Johnson This past week was riddled with anxiety. Grandparents whose retirement home now has a case of the novel coronavirus. Another
I grew up in an English coastal village on the North Sea. We lived just a few blocks from the beach, where I walked our
by The Rev. Craig Lemming When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. – Mark 14:26 When I was
by The Rev. Craig Lemming From one ancestor God made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and God allotted the times of their existence
by the Rev. Barbara Mraz, Writer-in-Residence Sometimes making connections is one of the rewards of preaching. Here’s one I made this week, with an intriguing
from Jayan Koshy Hospitality is baked into our vocation as Christians. In his now-ancient Rule, St. Benedict exhorted his monastic brothers to welcome each and
