Eddie was the extrovert in the community for the disabled in the assisted living unit. He always plunked himself down right in the middle of where the action was – in a chair by the mailboxes, at the entrance to the dining room, or right in front of the TV in the sitting room. He…

“Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, ‘Rabbi, eat something.’” It is not often that we find anyone in the gospels giving Jesus advice or telling him what to do. He is, after all, the Lord—the one who tells others what to do. Jesus does not need anyone’s advice. Even his mother, in the story of…

One could summarize the past two Sundays and today with a three-word theme: Transfiguration, Temptation, and Trust. On the last Sunday of Epiphany we went to the mountaintop with Jesus and witnessed the Transfiguration. On the first Sunday in Lent we reflected on his temptation in the wilderness at the start of his public ministry,…

“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” or “Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.” Whichever version of the Lord’s Prayer you say, the request is the same: we ask God to be our strength and guide when we’re faced with temptation and sin. In our Collect…

Many of us hearing today’s Old Testament reading from Ezekiel—that rich and vivid story about the valley of dry bones—instantly remember the words of a song learned in childhood. These words: The toe bone connected to the foot bone,The foot bone connected to the ankle bone,The ankle bone connected to the leg bone,The leg bone…