July 28th is World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme is designed to raise awareness and encourage action in finding the estimated 290 million people who are unaware they have viral hepatitis. Worldwide, 325 million people are living with viral hepatitis. What is viral … [Read more...] about World Hepatitis Day: Finding the Missing Millions
Sacred Spaces
What does "sacred space" mean to you? This is the question I asked during my first virtual Sunday school class weeks ago. I teach a broad age range (3-9) so I never know what kind of answers I will get from my group. The kids responded with answers such as; somewhere … [Read more...] about Sacred Spaces
Lenten Guide – Palm Sunday
Excerpted from Power Made Perfect in Weakness, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Palm Sunday – Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two … [Read more...] about Lenten Guide – Palm Sunday
Lenten Guide – Third Sunday
Excerpted from the Council’s 2019 Lenten Reflection Guide for Lectionary Year C. At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans … [Read more...] about Lenten Guide – Third Sunday