I’ll be out of town this Sunday, but fortunately our church is packed with great people. Lindsey Mosher Trozzo will be filling in for me. Lindsey is currently working on her dissertation on the ethics of the Gospel of John. From our chat this evening it seems like this Sunday will be an extension of our conversation last Sunday with …
Celebration and Mourning (Plus: Holy Week, Easter, and a Vote
Holy Week Easter Vote on Pastoral Resident This Sunday, Palm Sunday, is the beginning of Holy Week. The liturgical year began with Advent and the birth of Jesus. One would think that its culmination would be in the death of Jesus after a full year. However, our tradition places that event in the middle of the year signifying that death …
All Saints and All Souls
Sometimes in Texas it is hard to know when autumn begins. Even though stores are pulling out merchandise for Halloween and Thanksgiving and even Christmas, the landscape is telling a different story. But soon the leaves will turn from green to red to brown and then the trees will enter their tombs for a few months. Every year, nature speaks …