Growing up, I paid little attention to Lent. I anticipated Good Friday and Easter, but the 40 days leading up to those passed by in a blur of normalcy. I was vaguely aware of Friday Fish Fry meals at local parishes, and haphazardly attempted to “give up” something for Lent…

Impending D(Bl)oom “You have made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its times for setting.”  Psalm 104:19 The Psalmist takes comfort in the regularity of the seasons, even the daily rising and setting of the sun.  They celebrate it as a sign of Divine faithfulness amidst the…

Last week our oldest daughter asked me what I am giving up for Lent.  This is something I often do, but I completely forgot about it this year.  So, on the spot, I said I’m giving up despair.  After thinking about it a bit more, I’m sticking to it. Part…

Our Lent theme for this year is Thrown Alongside, which is a sort of literal translation of the word “parable.” In many ways, parables are stories, metaphors, images, and ideas that are placed (or thrown) alongside the stories, metaphors, and images of our own life. They are an invitation to…

During Sunday’s children’s time I shared about the LandBack campaign of NAICCO (Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio).  They are one of two organizations to which we release our Reparative Debt Payments, part of our annual congregational budget.  The other organization is called Land of the Freed.  They are led by Paisha…