Watch With Me
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.
Mary Oliver’s haunting poem, “Gethsemane,” contrasts the faithfulness of elements of nature to watch with Christ in the Garden ... Read More...
He’s Asking Your Permission
By Victor Lee Austin
None of the disciples refused the cup or the bread. But they could have. “This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” He says, “This is my body which is given ... Read More...
The Melancholy of Gethsemane: Honest Reflections on Priestly Ministry
This is the melancholy of Gethsemane: the realization that the road ahead to God lies through moments of despondency, “accompanied” by people too tired themselves even to stay awake while you cry out in frustration.
The Cup is What He Gives You
We see in our readings that when Jesus prays for us to be united to him and to the Father, there is then no other way we can choose if we are to be blessed, apart from the one that the Father gives Jesus.
Approaching the End
This week’s readings for the Good Book Club’s journey through John’s Gospel move us ever-closer to the Gospel’s climax, and the end of Jesus’s earthly life and ministry.
Preparing for Communion
The work of preparing to receive Holy Eucharist is not meant to scare us off. Nor is it meant to erect barriers. On the contrary, our preparation is meant to instill within us reverence and respect for the incredible gift of the Eucharist.
Bishop Barnes, Anglican Eugenicist
How could Bishop Barnes, a Cambridge mathematician, have gone so badly wrong?
If You Have the Stomach, See First Reformed Twice
First Reformed is a testimony that sometimes movies ask something of us.