As we flip ahead to Luke 13, we find ourselves in the middle of Jesus’s teachings. Jesus tells them a parable. There is a fig tree...

As we find ourselves with Jesus on the road to Jerusalem, we come to what has always been one my least favorite texts. Yes, you read that...

Some of my favorite places in creation come from the in-between spaces. In the space between night and day, the sun and atmosphere  ...

On Sunday we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday, the peak of the church season we call Epiphany, which we have been celebrating since...

One of my seminary professors, Kenda Creasy Dean, wrote a challenging book geared towards youth leaders, but applicable to anyone in the...

When I was a senior in high school, a friend from camp, who attended a different school, was taking me to homecoming. In order to make it...

You might recall that the nation of Israel, after being delivered from slavery in Egypt, spent forty years wandering in the wilderness...

All through the Gospels we see Jesus breaking down barriers, including dining with outsiders and foreigners. Ever Wider by Lisle Gwynn...

On Sunday, we’ll find ourselves in the book of Ruth, a book in the Old Testament named for a foreign woman who became part of the nation...

Headline after headline, reveals to us a world that isn’t as it should be. Wars rage on. Fires continue to spread. Tensions rise. But...

Words are important. Author Trevor Hudson writes, “Words have the power reveal or hide ourselves, to build or break community, to help or...

Star of Bethlehem by Hannah Garrity, A Sanctified Art I, like many others, have spent time reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead to 2025....

Center Christ by Hannah Garrity, Sanctified Art Faith is a journey. And that journey is marked by rituals and rhythms. We come to...

We come to the fourth Sunday of Advent with eager anticipation. We know that Christmas is just around the corner. But after the splendor...

During the Advent and Christmas season we hear a lot about Mary, the mother of Jesus. We hear the story of Gabriel’s appearing to her,...

I’ve always been struck by the angel’s words to Mary. “Do not be afraid.” They are words that echo the angel’s words to Zechariah and...

“Does anyone know what Christmas is all about?” asks Charlie Brown, in the beloved holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas....

Jesus is approached by an expert in the law who asks him, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” I have to say, I appreciate...

According to recent studies, children, elementary age and younger, ask on average 300 questions a day. Although, I’m guessing some...

The church in Corinth, to whom Paul wrote 1 Corinthians, is a church in turmoil. Paul first visited Corinth near the end of his second...