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This Night
In the Passover liturgy, the youngest son at the meal asks the seminal question, “Why is this night different from all others?” The narrative of the Passover, the haste in being ready at a moment’s notice to leave Egypt, the…
Read MoreThe Summons of the Via Dolorosa
Today, my issue of the Living Church arrived and on the front cover was a picture of the “Harrowing of Hell.” This image is from the Icon Museum in Recklinghausen, Germany, artist unknown. In the Apostles Creed, one line reads,…
Read MoreI Only Know That…
There’s an old song from the 80s by Boxcar Willie. Born as Lecil Travis Martin, one day sitting at a railroad crossing he saw a boxcar go by and in the door was a fellow who looked like his loading…
Read MoreThe Invitation of Living Water
One of the most foreboding places on this earth is a scorching, dry desert. I remember my first church off the 395 Highway in Randsburg, California. Randsburg in the 1890s had been a thriving gold mining community of over 6000. …
Read MoreJourney into the Unknown
The beginnings of ambitious journeys are often beset by missteps and bad luck. Or sometimes splendid serendipity. Nothing certain here – that’s definitely the case with any Lenten journey taken in deep prayerful seriousness. It was certainly the case for…
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