Preparing for Holy Week: Jesus in the Garden
Today we embark upon Holy Week. Over the course of the week ahead, Christian churches around the world commemorate the final days of Jesus’ life, as well as his betrayal, arrest, trial, death, and resurrection. I mentioned last week that I led a retreat day entitled...
Not Ready for Showtime
My new website could have had its “big reveal” today—but I’m not ready, and it’s not either. My website team has done most of their work but there are still lots of tweaks to be done, so I’m glad they’ve agreed to let me have this “beta testing” time to make...
The Pit
Not surprisingly, churches have sprouted up all over Jerusalem to mark almost every moment of the week leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion. One of the places that has stayed with me in spirit is what can be found underneath one of those churches: the pit in which...How We Love
All that matters in the end is how we love. — Beth Nielsen Chapman, “How We Love” Last week I led our monthly session of Embodied Prayer, which is an evening of meditation and movement that I have created to encourage people to worship with their whole bodies. This...
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