When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. [Matthew 2:16 NRSV] Today, the Church commemorates The HolyContinueContinue reading “December 28 — The Holy Innocents”
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“…but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” [Philippians 3:13-14 NRSV] I recall a conversation I had with my mother when she first moved to Columbus, Ohio, fromContinueContinue reading “73”
JULY 31, 2017
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. [Isaiah 55:1] The connections between food and faith are fascinatingly striking. As I rode the train home from Philadelphia, I read a book entitled, Take This Bread,ContinueContinue reading “JULY 31, 2017”
Walking Together in Faith 