“Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea… This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid....
Good Friday. Beautiful Friday. The English word beauty ultimately stems from a derivative of the Latin adjective bellus meaning, “pretty, handsome, charming, fine, pleasant, nice” which is intricately related to the Latin bonus, which means...
“Questions and answers are by definition linked together but they are a very different skillset. Seeking answers is a process of elimination through research and experimentation, trying to piece together different information and narrow things down to a...
Art by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman @sanctifiedart Today, Palm Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week; a week where we join with the global and historical church in the practice of remembering and re-enacting Jesus’ journey towards the cross. Historically, the...
I have been struck with a perspective this lent season that I really haven’t pondered before. Much of my focus during this time in years past has been that of personal devotion, realignment and attention to that which is potentially hindering my love for...
Fireside Once, during a trip to the Himalayan Region Vineyard Churches, a group of us assembled along the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu. This particular area on the river bank is a frequent cremation site. A man from the Kathmandu Vineyard had died and the...
