Tuesday, March 10, 2020 | Community Ministry, Reflections
Week Two: Care for Creation (a franciscan spirituality of the earth) by Ilia Delio, O.S.F – Keith Douglas Warner , O.F.M – Pamela Wood Chapter 3: Embodying the Incarnate Word in Creation & Chapter 4: Ecology of the Canticle of Creation by...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 | Reflections
Today we hear the scribes from Jerusalem mistake the Holy Spirit’s work in the life of Jesus as being demonic. The scribes recognize that Jesus must be drawing on great power to perform exorcisms but then gravely misidentify its source. Jesus does not behave as they...
Monday, March 9, 2020 | Reflections
Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is a letter of exhortation and pastoral counsel written in his apostolic authority and drawing attention to his example and conventional wisdom. He uses every way he can to talk to the proud Corinthians—reprimand, irony, even...
Sunday, March 8, 2020 | Reflections
The meaning of faith is woven throughout our readings today. Faith—not works—marks our response to God who loves us. Faithful grace and graceful faith are how we are to live in the knowledge of the companionship of Jesus. The One who shows us God’s grace is the One...
Saturday, March 7, 2020 | Reflections
Sabbath: a day of religious observance and abstinence from work. That’s the dictionary definition at least, but Genesis shows us the connection between sabbath as gift and rest, given to us by our Creator. Sabbath is a time to be renewed as people of God, a time to...
Friday, March 6, 2020 | Reflections
Alongside all the stories of Jesus’ healing encounters with the sick in body, mind, and spirit are all the questions of others who just don’t get it. These are people who want to draw back from this disturbance to their worldview, education, or their own place and...
Thursday, March 5, 2020 | Diocesan News
Guidelines for Regathering for In-Person Worship From Bishop Thompson’s Office Mask Mandate Effective Immediately (Issued December 20, 2021) Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted (Issued October 28, 2021) Mask Mandate Reinstated for Church Gatherings (Issued August 4,...
Thursday, March 5, 2020 | Reflections
From The Archives: October 31, 1964God’s demands on Judah are simple and basic. They had been revealed to the three former prophets of the eighth century BCE who preceded Micah. Amos stands for a righteousness as sharp and clear as that wh….(View this reading...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | Message from Bishop Thompson, Reflections
The other day I was reading an article where the author was making a case for global warming. At the bottom of the article were opinions from readers. One particular statement stood out: “God gave man dominion over all the animals and the earth. Therefore we can do...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | Reflections
Modern life has given us many advances and new problems. While some rural communities might still see the church as central to the community, intergenerational change and the busyness of our lives has generally moved the focus of community life outside of the church....
