by Lynda Hart | Jun 2, 2025
Jesus’ Ascension may not seem as big of a deal as the Resurrection, or as rousing as the image of Jesus on the cross. Moreover, though we might be loath to admit it, after Good Friday and Easter, in fact, the Ascension might even seem somewhat anti-climactic. Still,...
by Lynda Hart | May 27, 2025
The message of Memorial Day is one of sacrifice. On this day, we honor those who—throughout the history of our nation—paid the ultimate price to secure and defend our freedom. These were fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, who said goodbye to their families,...
by Lynda Hart | May 19, 2025
This verse from the Gospel of John is one that has been resonating in my brain since Maundy Thursday, though I’m not entirely sure why. I mean, is it just me, or is the idea of being commanded to love strike you as odd, perhaps even somewhat off-pitting. It...
by Lynda Hart | May 12, 2025
It seems that God has far less of a problem being referred to in the feminine than we have with referring to God as such. We don’t talk about God as woman or mother, and I suspect that it’s largely because Jesus always spoke of God as Father. Unfortunately, nowadays,...
by Lynda Hart | May 5, 2025
In vacant places, we will build with new bricks.There are hands and machinesAnd clay for new brick and lime for new mortar.Where the bricks are fallen we will build with new stone.Where beams are rotten we will build with new timbers.Where the word is unspoken we will...
by Lynda Hart | Apr 28, 2025
They walk the seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus, first sharing their common grief, and then entering into a strange conversation with their unexpected companion, who unfolds the story of salvation through resurrection to them. Somehow, they cannot recognize their...
