The Rev. Candy Snively reflects on Paul’s enduring challenge in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13: “Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.”
Worship. Serve. Grow.
Worship. Serve. Grow.
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How do we take courage in hopelessness? The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on the prophet Haggai’s message after 2500 years and calls on us to find hope in the here and now.
On the 40th anniversary of his ordination, the Rev. George Adamik reflects on the deeper, broader call for the church today: working for justice with our neighbors; walking with our LGBTQ+ siblings; seeking racial reconciliation; welcoming immigrants, refugees, and farmworkers; and caring for God’s creation.
The Rev. George Adamik reflects on the story of the Garden of Eden and the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14).
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on failure, persistence, and prayer (Luke 18:1-8): “Blessed are those who try and who stumble and who pick themselves up. Blessed are those who pick themselves back up and dust off their knees and get back in the ring. Blessed are you who know the misery and disappointment of failure — you, the wonderful, beautiful, grace-filled losers who bear witness to life and joy on the other side.”
The Rev. George Adamik discusses Luke 17:11-19 (Jesus heals ten men with leprosy), St. Paul’s mission, and giving.
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on Psalm 137, anger, and the precarious edge between hatred and apathy: “Rather than standing aloof, withdrawn from the realities we face day in and day out, God leans in, takes on human flesh, and lives among us. God took on the flesh of a poor man from a backwater town in Galilee in what we now know as the Middle East, a man familiar with the grief within anger and the pain of loss.”
The Rev. George Adamik reflects on Luke 16:19-31 (the rich man and Lazarus), his recent visit to Nantucket, and a surprising encounter with a well-known icon. You can read more about Fr. George’s visit to Nantucket in St. Paul’s October newsletter.
The Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman (XII Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina) visits St. Paul’s and discusses the difficult parable in Luke 16:1-13 (Parable of the Unjust Steward).
Luke 15:1-10
I’ve been paying close attention to graffiti lately. One did catch my eye, … a small heart etched on the wall, and a message within that heart, “You are tolerated,” it read….