Arising Out of the Dust and Shaking off Fear
Born into slavery in Delaware in 1746, Absalom Jones was taken to Philadelphia at sixteen by his enslaver, who sold his mother and siblings before the move.
Saints
Opening the Gate
Today we commemorate three men who accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys and shared in his hardships and sufferings for the sake of the gospel.
The Conversions of Saint Paul
Does the trajectory of your religious life look like Paul’s? Mine doesn’t, and not just because I never worked the coat closet at a stoning.
Being Bold Like Peter
While there are so many denominational differences, and it is easy to become forceful in our conviction of faith, neither division nor force will bring others into the light of God’s love made known in Jesus Christ.
Anthony the Great Doesn’t Take Offense
The sayings of Anthony and his fellow Desert Ancestors were often recorded and shared with other Christians.
Staying Put with Syncletica of Egypt
As is the pattern with many monastic women on our church calendar, she refused marriage despite her parents’ pleas.
John’s Survey of Life-Changing Events
Early on, I was drawn to the beginning chapters of the Gospel of John that read like poetry, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’
The Time it Takes: Trusting with Saint Thomas
It takes the time it takes, I heard the speaker say.
Crowned With Candles: How Saint Lucy Teaches Us to Be Light in the Darkness
As an oldest daughter in a family that went to a specifically Norwegian Lutheran church, oh how I wanted to wear that iconic white dress, red sash, and crown of candles.
A Boy Called Nicholas
In a land where the beauty of creation was all around, when a boy named Nicholas came to birth, there began a holy journey for this boy whose name means ‘Victor of the People.’