Growing up in Kentucky our family watched our Wildcats with a religious exuberance never displayed at church. If the game grew tighter we drew closer to the TV. If a player was shooting crucial free throws, my mom rubbed her folded hands together in a circular prayer-like motion and repeated “come on baby, come on… […]
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Our passage follows Pentecost, where “they” were all together in one place”, when suddenly a sound from heaven, like the rush of violent wind, shook the place and something like tongues of fire rested on each person, “all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit” and began to speak in other languages: Parthians, Medes, […]
“After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.” We need healing reunions, rituals. And reconciliations. We need to light candles, lay flowers, call friends, and keep the sabbath. There is healing in risking rejoining community. Mary and Magdalene share their […]
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