Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday’s Gospel reading is Mark’s account of Jesus’ calming of the storm. This Sunday’s message considers an important way that it applies to Christians and would-be Christians. With the exception of “Lord, Have Mercy,” “Glory to God,” and ““Give Thanks to the
I have the privilege of having a job in which I get to take Communion to the homebound on a regular basis. Many of these folks are elderly and many are deeply committed Catholics. One of the things I hear repeatedly is a lament that their grandchildren, though often raised
What to give to the person who has everything? This is something sometimes asked in jest. The Queen of Sheba may have asked herself that question when she was preparing to leave Solomon’s Jerusalem. Had she visited him again later, though, she might have better gifted him a slap across
Maurine Here’s an irony. In our day, when someone wants to change everything that is wrong with the world, they run for president. In the Book of Mormon, Alma, hoping to pull down the pride and craftiness and contentions among his people, saw no way to reclaim them except to give
A Promise Kept and a Promise Spurned By Thomas Lambrecht As United Methodists continue to become aware of the actions taken by the 2024 General Conference, responses range from celebration to confusion to disagreement to disenchantment. Many are asking the question: What does this mean for me and my church?
To commemorate the 9th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Emanuel 9 – Clementa C. Pinckney, Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Lee Simmons, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, and Myra Thompson, our beloved siblings in Christ who were murdered by a self-professed white supremacist
The Importance of Spiritual Discipline: Kings and 2 Chronicles In today’s episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, we were reminded of God’s faithfulness in keeping his promise even amidst corrupt leadership. Throughout our reading of the chronological Bible, we have seen the importance of spiritual discipline through prayer, confession, and
The Church and Mission in Europe Today: Changing the Narrative An extraordinary re-evangelization of Europe is underway. I think we can identify three primary dimensions of that re-evangelization. What follows is a summary but you can read much more in my Europe 2021 report. Evangelical Identity When is an evangelical