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To build stronger communities, we need to get in the habit of recognizing what undergirds our relationships. We can't afford to take it for granted.
DeMarco experienced a lot of life before he came to care for his mother, and he will likely experience more when his time as caregiver ends. Yet I think of John 15:13.
By Debra Bendis
I often feel that my whole time in ministry has been one when the word of the Lord is rare and visions not widespread.
The symbol of the fish resounds throughout scripture, and it splashes well beyond the pages.
by Rodney Clapp
For Jesus, unity among his disciples is an instrument of the evangel itself. Presbyterians have a great evangelical opportunity to show a fractured world that it is possible for people to disagree and yet remain in fellowship.
I love interfaith gatherings, but I would never invite Stephen.
This week is the Second Sunday of Easter, aka "low Sunday." There is in the life of a church a movement and momentum toward Easter Sunday, and then inevitably a scattering, a rest after the intensity. And yet the gospel lesson does wrestle with the implications of belief, unbelief and doubt.
Regardless of its size, an Easter congregation can be an amazingly diverse audience. Consider the following as a thought experiment about those who will be listening.
In the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus is the cause of Jesus' death.
In the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus is the cause of Jesus' death.
It's a truism that Christianity lives and breathes as much (or more) through music as through preaching or teaching, to say nothing of dense theological texts--so Christian preachers and teachers should be on the lookout for ways to incorporate the great hymns of the tradition into our sermons, lessons and other theological work.
The three readings for this Sunday have few obvious connections. But they do each point to forms of holiness: Genesis points to vocation, Romans points to faith, and John points to rebirth.
By Samuel Wells