May 8, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow the church celebrates one of our most important feasts, Ascension Day. We commemorate Jesusâ ascension into heaven to sit at his Fatherâs right hand. The story is told in Luke 24:50-53 and Acts 1:6-11. This feast day is not just about Jesus doing another supernatural thing that defies our understanding […]
May 12, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow is Ascension Day. Itâs one of the Principal Feasts of our church right along with Easter and Christmas, and most churches wonât even celebrate it. Itâs a pity. Ascension Day is worth celebrating for lots of reasons, and not just because our prayer book tells us to. On Ascension Day, … Continue reading Forward Today: Donât look for a magic elevator
May 5, 2016
Why is Ascension Day, a critical moment in our Church calendar, so often ignored or dismissed? In this weekâs edition of our weekly newsletter, Scott considers this day that we sometimes “reduce to special effects,” and what important lessons it can teach us. Dear friends in Christ, Today is Ascension Day, the oft-neglected Principal Feast. I’ve heard people … Continue reading Forward Today: Ascension Day