Bonfires. Storytelling. Midnight parades through the neighborhood. Banging on the church door.
One of the earliest known liturgical scriptural traditions of the church was a gathering of people sitting in the dark, telling the stories of God’s faithfulness. They were a people dripping with expectation. Their ancestral lineage had fashioned them into a people that had been shaped precisely out of darkness and death into new life. The practice of the Easter Vigil was the first of what would be a formal cycle of celebration for the church. And it rehearsed in habitual form the mythological beauty of God’s transformative work of redemption.
The Easter Vigil, in its contemporary form, is seen across Christian traditions. It is celebrated within the…
“I’m learning that my space for ministry is actually quite small,” my friend said, sliding the freshly-brewed cup of tea across the table she had prepared for me with such intimate care. “I don’t need to be anxious about trying…
Multiple times in our work journey, Kathy and I have been faced with very difficult environments and sought the Lord’s wisdom whether we should persevere in unjust circumstances or find a better place for our gifts and skills. Years ago,…
We believe that in our cultural moment, we need to come together to have fresh conversations with a diverse array of brothers and sisters.
Conversations about the biblical nature of the church
Conversations about her witness amid the political and…
We believe that in our cultural moment, we need to come together to have fresh conversations with a diverse array of brothers and sisters.
Conversations about the biblical nature of the church
Conversations about her witness amid the political and…
