Callings – Peter Storey at Seekers, Heading Home Educational Fellowship, Carol Martin on Prison Accompaniment, Family Place Immigrant Support
Callings – Winter 2022 The latest Winter issue of Callings leads with Rev. Peter Storey’s recent visit to Seekers Church where he discussed his life’s ministry and his new book Protest at Midnight. Jeanne Marcus of Bread of Life Church describes the new Heading Home Educational Fellowship for “emerging scholars returning from incarceration”– which was covered in […]
Two-by-fours and Specks!
In light of this week’s gospel passage,* I have been trying to think of contemporary examples of people who are not judging others. There are sure to be numerous examples, but I haven’t been able to think of a single one. On the other hand, I can think without effort of at least twenty examples […]
Family and Enlightenment
As we practiced Advent waiting, celebrating the beautiful ceremonies of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and finally welcoming the Light of Epiphany, we also shared the challenges of holiday travel and gift-giving. And the challenge of gathering with extended family. There is a saying, attributed to Ram Dass: “If you think you’re enlightened, spend a […]
Sight and Vision
Our gospel reading is the story of blind Bartimaeus who sat near the city gate of Jericho when Jesus and the disciples, with a large crowd following, were leaving the city. The writer of Mark is curiously specific with data in this brief encounter, even giving the name of the person who yells out to […]
