By Dane Neufeld A Reading from Wisdom 6:12-23 12 Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her. 13 She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her. 14 One who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty, for she will be found sitting at the gate. 15 To fix one’s thought on her is … [Read more...] about Backcountry Wisdom
Archives for April 2021
Welby: Be Curious, Be Present, and Reimagine
By Mark Michael Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby released a series of five short films about “Faith in a conflicted world” on April 27. Drawing on his own experience as a pastor and church leader, the series focuses on three core practices, being present, being curious, and reimagining new possibilities in the places where we hope to see change. In a promotional … [Read more...] about Welby: Be Curious, Be Present, and Reimagine
Empowering Kenya’s Teenage Moms
By Jesse Masai When exams began on March 22 for the Kenya Certificate for Primary Education, which completes the first eight years of schooling, reports filtered in that many of the nearly 1.88 million candidates had failed to show up at school. Others took their exams from hospital wards because they had recently given birth. Public health officials estimated in July … [Read more...] about Empowering Kenya’s Teenage Moms
Trackless
by Dane Neufeld A Reading from Wisdom 5:9-23 9 “All those things have vanished like a shadow, and like a rumor that passes by; 10 like a ship that sails through the billowy water, and when it has passed no trace can be found, no track of its keel in the waves; 11 or as, when a bird flies through the air, no evidence of its passage is found; the light air, lashed by … [Read more...] about Trackless
The Five-Yard Line
By Dane Neufeld A Reading from Wisdom 4:16-5:8 16 The righteous who have died will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth that is quickly perfected will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous. 17 For they will see the end of the wise, and will not understand what the Lord purposed for them, and for what he kept them safe. 18 The unrighteous will … [Read more...] about The Five-Yard Line
College of Faith and Culture Rising at D.C. Cathedral
By Neva Rae Fox Correspondent An old, outdated, unused building in critical need of upgrades and renovations is being transformed into a premier educational, community, and spiritual haven and state-of-the-art conference center. When completed next year, the College of Faith and Culture at Washington National Cathedral will be a showcase for learning, spirituality, and … [Read more...] about College of Faith and Culture Rising at D.C. Cathedral
Found Worthy
By Dane Neufeld A Reading from Wisdom 3:1-9 1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. 2 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, 3 and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. 4 For though in the sight of others they were … [Read more...] about Found Worthy
5 Easter, Year B: Go to Christ and Grow
SUNDAY’S READINGS May 2 Acts 8:26-40 Ps. 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 “Then the angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a wilderness road). So he got up and went” (Acts 8:26-27). The angelic summons to “go” and Philip’s immediate response imitates the calling of the first … [Read more...] about 5 Easter, Year B: Go to Christ and Grow