9 Jul 2024

July 7, 2024 — The Rev Canon Britt Olson

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The fact that Jesus continued faithfully to live into his identity and to serve and love others in spite of opposition and rejection can be an encouragement to us when we experience similar criticism and hostility.  We are not to be surprised at disbelief, distrust, rejection and failure.  We follow a Savior who took on the worst of human behavior on the cross and by his love and God’s power transformed despair into hope, sorrow into joy and death into life.… Read More

18 Jun 2024

June 16, 2024 — The Rev Canon Britt Olson

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Jesus’ image of the Kingdom of God is of a place of rest, safety, comfort and shelter for the least and the last and the lost.  It is not about being big or grand or successful but rather about welcoming and caring for those for whom life’s circumstances are very difficult.  This vision calls all who follow Jesus to a life which is more concerned with the vulnerable than with image or esteem.… Read More

5 Jun 2024

June 2, 2024 — The Rev. Canon Britt Olson

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“When we are cracked open, it is God’s light that will pour forth.  When we get out of the way by not trying to be God but just to be our most authentic, vulnerable and true selves, then the light of Christ will show in our lives.  This is so counterintuitive.  We try to be strong, to be perfect, to fix everything and to overcome every challenge.  Meanwhile there is a more glorious and beautiful light that can only illumine us when we allow ourselves to be weak.”… Read More

28 May 2024

May 26, 2024 — The Rev Canon Britt Olson

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That’s kind of how life in the Spirit feels to me. Sometimes you’re flowing with a creative power and presence as it takes you in fresh directions and other times, your little boat is overwhelmed and you’ve capsized into deep water. The Spirit has the power to heal and the power to bring us to our knees.… Read More

2 May 2024

April 28, 2024 — Dr. Kristen Daley Mosier

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When my colleague and I traveled out to Flint, we had already read some of the horrific stories of people getting sick and dying, of city and state government officials maligning the residents, and of the history of the river itself contaminated in many different ways. What we encountered when we went there was a community that acted out of their understanding of the gospel to love and serve the world. … Read More

16 Apr 2024

April 14, 2024 — The Rev Canon Britt Olson

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Most of us are wounded.  Most of us hide our wounds.  We carry around our shame, grief and blame secretly.  When we feel wronged and are suffering from an injustice we are like the psalmist who cries out, “How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame?  How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies?”… Read More

9 Apr 2024

April 7, 2024 — Rev Danáe Ashley

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How then, do we heal? What do we do with the wounds? In our Eucharistic Prayer C we proclaim together, “By his wounds, we are healed.” Jesus appeared to the disciples in the Upper Room with his wounds saying, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” God has sent Jesus to them—to us—with his wounds in the ongoingness of life after trauma and death.… Read More

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