Be Reframed
Reframe. Reorient. Recenter. These are good words. They describe how God can use Advent in our minds and hearts....
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Save Us! Save Us!
Most of us reflect on 2020 as a year that rarely felt safe. So, what does the theme of Salvation have to do with Advent? What are we being saved from exactly?...
Expectations & Advent
Advent signals the “take off” of the Church’s liturgical year at a time when I’m simply struggling to guide my calendar year to a “safe landing.”...
Be Reframed
Reframe. Reorient. Recenter. These are good words. They describe how God can use Advent in our minds and hearts....
Political Partisanship & Christians
US political parties promote themselves as sources of calm within turmoil......
The Elephant in the House
Christ shattered that spiritual wall, and He calls us to forgive and seek reconciliation because He reconciled us to the Father. Allow for space, but don’t let tension build at home during this season of isolation....
Taking Walks
The highlight and habit of my days during COVID-19 is taking walks. Can you relate?...
Resilient
"Resilient: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions; strong, adaptable, flexible."...
Pray and Care for One Another and Your Neighbor
Adapted from Rev. Daniel Adkinson, former member of TFC and current Rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church - Athens, GA...
Invitation to Reflection
For most of my life, I’ve equated Lent with practices which help us to be “ready” to celebrate Easter......
Something Received
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation (Romans 5:10-11 ESV)....
The Urgency of Reconciliation
“So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift” (Matthew 5:23-24). ...
You Shall Teach Them to Your Children
Teaching and modeling prayer for our children. ...
Something Received
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation (Romans 5:10-11 ESV)....
Keep Reading"He Remembers"
Psalm 103:13-17[13] As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. [14] For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. [15] As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; [16] for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. [17] But the steadfast love of ...
Keep ReadingPraying from a Fish’s Belly
When my life was fainting away,I remembered the LORD,and my prayer came to you,into your holy temple.- Jonah 2:7So prays the prophet Jonah from the stomach of a fish. As a man known for running from God, Jonah got a lot of things wrong. Rebelling against God's command? Check. Forsaking his calling? Check. Choosing hate over mercy? Check. Despite what may have defined his w...
Keep ReadingA Covenant Prayer
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, taught the following prayer, known as the "Covenant Prayer." This prayer is a great example of the kind of "riffing" on the Lord's Prayer we talked about Sunday, touching on many of the same themes. Take a moment to look for the connections. May this prayer encourage you as you pray to our Father this week.I am no longer my own, but y...
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