A radical welcome
Like most days in San Antonio, it’s hot and sticky. Rosemarie Doucette is wearing her clerical collar, and her shirt is soaked in sweat and tears. She’s just come from…
Like most days in San Antonio, it’s hot and sticky. Rosemarie Doucette is wearing her clerical collar, and her shirt is soaked in sweat and tears. She’s just come from…
It can be an Advent sign of God’s ongoing activity in the world.
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
O come, O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 257). Advent. We were just here…
Thirty minutes before our son and his fiancee walked down the aisle to exchange vows for a lifetime, the rabbi steered them into the large dining room of the house…
“What is God like?” and also “What is godlike?”
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
In the midst of distress, can God be trusted to still care about us?
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
We strive to let go of everything but the love and grace of God.
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
On All Saints Day, we trust in God and smile through our tears.
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