By Douglas LeBlanc Untold destruction has followed the agonizing death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis. One image has become, for me, a peaceful center amid the chaos that has spread from the appalling video documenting the last moments of Floyd’s life. This image transforms the horror of his death. Only four days after Floyd’s death, five artists began work on a … [Read more...] about Love Is Stronger than Death
Archives for July 21, 2020
7/26 Readings: Prayer in the Spirit
8 Pentecost Gen. 29:15-28 [I Kings 3:5-12] Ps. 105:1-11, 45b or Ps. 128 [Ps. 119:129-136] Rom. 8:26-39 Matt. 13:31-33, 44-52 “The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for … [Read more...] about 7/26 Readings: Prayer in the Spirit
Podcast: The Money Question
Many churches struggle to make ends meet financially even in the best of times, and the pandemic has made the situation worse. This recent podcast addresses some of the most pressing financial questions for churches, getting into the nitty-gritty of planning, budgets, the Paycheck Protection Program, and more with Bill Campbell of the Episcopal Church Foundation and business … [Read more...] about Podcast: The Money Question
A Matter of Welcome
By Sarah Cornwell Reading from Romans, 14:1-121 Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions. 2Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. 3Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat; for God has welcomed them. 4Who are you to pass … [Read more...] about A Matter of Welcome