Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C, RCL)

Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is correct: Every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by God.

Denominations often struggle to separate faith from ethnicity. Hyung Jin Kim Sun has experienced this firsthand.

Dominant Western cultures tend to downplay the significance of dreams. The Bible does not.

Again and again, God comes near and changes everything.

While struggling with this question as a church songwriter, I came up with six guidelines.

Given the environmental future we’re facing, we would do well to address it with resurrection hope.

Abundance is not always God’s modus operandi.

Each tree in my neighborhood is the tree of life.

The psalmist calls for something that is hard for us to imagine.

Like a girl jumping double dutch, Jesus has perfect timing.

At the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering.

The disruptive way of the Lamb

How can we overcome our anxiety? And should we even try?

John 14:15–21

I have always been intrigued by Lydia. Acts describes her as a worshiper of God, one whose heart has been opened, a dealer in purple cloth, and a woman willing to offer her home for others to stay. She is often associated with images of hospitality in the church.