Apr 24, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow the church celebrates the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. As with the other evangelists, we give thanks for their witness in the gospels and we hope to draw inspiration so that we too might proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of St. Mark is the shortest […]
Apr 17, 2024
Dear friends in Christ: While Scott is traveling this week, we bring you an excerpt from his book of meditations for Eastertide, Easter Triumph, Easter Joy. In this meditation, Scott reflects on the scripture texts for this coming Sunday, the Fourth Week of Easter. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of […]
Apr 10, 2024
We welcome The Rev. Ryan Fleenor, member of Forward Movement’s board, as our guest author this week. Dear friends in Christ, I served for many years alongside an organist who taught me a great deal about what it means to serve God’s people and to gather them for prayer and praise. He was a deeply […]
Apr 3, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, Happy Easter! I hope your Easter season has begun with raucous joy. I don’t think it’s possible to have too much Easter joy. This Sunday, we hear the story of St. Thomas the Apostle asking to see Jesus’ wounds. Sometimes we pejoratively call him Doubting Thomas, but I wish we’d call […]