Posts from July 2020
Week of July 27, 2020
Good morning, Christ Church! Before moving on to today’s reflection, I want to revisit a point made last week. Specifically, I would like to clarify the matter of using “purity” in describing one of the qualities of salt. Sadly, that term has taken on some negative connotations in our era, and rightly so. There are individuals and groups who use “purity” as a way of defining in order to exclude others whom they believe are inferior and therefore unworthy. This…
Week of July 20, 2020
Good morning, Christ Church! What I want to compose this week is a grace note. I know that over the last several months these daily devotions and weekly reflections have focused particularly on the many challenges we are currently facing in our world today. And that is certainly meet and right. Our faith, based on the Good News of Jesus Christ, is about giving us the strength and confidence to meet whatever comes our way. As Paul so powerfully wrote…
Week of July 13, 2020
Good Morning, Christ Church! I think one of the few things we can all agree upon at this moment is that our society is deeply divided. We have just celebrated the 4th of July, a day on which we are called to remember our national motto, “E pluribus unum” – out of many, we are one. And yet, on this past 4th, nothing seemed further from the truth. Many have expressed a variety of thoughts and opinions as to the…
Week of July 6, 2020
Good morning, Christ Church! Yes, the Daily Devotionals have been suspended as we turn our attention to the challenges of re-opening the buildings and grounds and resuming our usual patterns of mission and ministry. This will not be easy. The situation remains very much day-to-day and I, for one, would not be surprised if we experience some “two steps forward, one step back” as we return to normal practices. In other words, we must continue to hold Rick+, the Staff,…