Tag: bless

  • Hallow—consecrating the normal

    Hallow—consecrating the normal

    Hallow isn’t a word we ever really use. We encounter it sometimes in church and that’s about it. But it is amazing.

  • Absolution

    For some churches, it’s all about sin. For others, it’s all about that grace. And for still others, there is the regular insistence that we don’t talk about one without the other. We don’t talk about Good Friday without Easter. It makes a certain sense, doesn’t it? that we so often tend to focus on the…

  • For the Great Creator

    For the Great Creator

    Stephen, Righteous Abel, and the blessing of creativity a Homily for St. Stephen’s Day (observed)  |  Text: Matthew  23:34-39 And yet GOD never said he didn’t appreciate Cain’s gift! GOD just loves being surprised. GOD loves to see us stretch ourselves and try new things and use all of our gifts and currencies to express our…