Believing Thomas!
Today is how the church disrespects one of her own, and let’s put that right. We considered the Apostle Thomas, hung with moniker “Doubting,” some time ago in the Great
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Make A New (Christmas) Plan, Stan!
This Christmas is different, so much more like that first Christmas of old. Our cherished longstanding traditions are disrupted with pandemic prejudice, but that does not mean Jesus is not
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Magnificent
Today, the Fourth and final Sunday in this too-brief Advent, we finally meet her. The Queen of Heaven, Mother of all, Eternally Virginal, Luke’s first Apostle, Theotokos (literally God-bearer in
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Oh, So Many Oh’s!!!
The second of our Advent hymns is brought to you by the letter “O,” as in the well known O Come, O Come Emmanuel! I was shocked to discover the
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Repent Part II
Yesterday we met fiery John the Baptizer, calling 1st century Judaism to radical repentance to prepare for the coming of Messiah. John used baptism reinterpreted as God’s vehicle to obliterate
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Repent, Part One
It’s time to meet the first of our two constitutive Advent figures! Dear readers, may I introduce you to John the Baptizer, the enigmatic 1st century Jewish seer who singlehandedly
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Pastoral Letter for Christmas Worship, 2020
Dear Transfiguration Parish Family and many Friends, After prayerful discernment, we are amending our normal Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and 12th Night Epiphany worship schedule. Given extensive data from Eagle
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Stir It Up, L’il Darlin’!
With all due respect to Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Third Sunday in Advent is often nicknamed “Stirrup Sunday” because of the fantastic Collect for this third week of
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The Gift of the Present Moment
About 100 pounds, rep #8, 3rd set, bench press straight long barbell medal rod….dangling precariously above my exposed head and throat. Homestead Court Club weight room, Edwards, recently. One might
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Great, Completed, Full
The traditional theme of the Third Sunday in Advent, noted in your Advent bags, is Joy. That’s why the third Advent candle is rose-hued instead of the more somber purple, a
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