Understanding Doesn’t Heal
I’m a sucker for self-help books with a spiritual or cosmic thread. I love to learn and it’s been a relatively harmless addiction. My quest has been to understand my purpose and to live with the consequences of my choices. But what could Jesus possibly mean when he talks of letting go of one’s life […]
Callings – Festival Center Reopens! New Wellspring Director Adam Greene, Easter Sunrise Service, +More
Callings – Spring 2023 The Spring 2023 issue of Callings is full of exciting updates from the community beginning with the long anticipated and greatly welcomed reopening of The Festival Center at 1640 Columbia Road, NW after its complete renovation. Director of Development Lindsay Fertig-Johnson details all of the improvements and program intentions looking forward. Adam Greene […]
That We Might See
For a string of early mornings in late fall of last year, I witnessed out the window a full-bodied mist rising over the pond, slowly enveloping the meadow, and moving in my direction. Marveling and curious I decided to venture into that mist and see what I could see. This was not without a bit […]
Despair and Revelation
The Gospel story this week* is of two downcast followers of Jesus walking the long road home from the City of Peace with heavy hearts. Their world had collapsed, their hopes were crucified, and they kicked up dead dust with each plodding step. Then Jesus draws near, though their eyes are kept from recognizing him […]
