by Rev. Karen Kinney | Apr 5, 2026
What a scene this is! Mary Magdalene and the other Mary come to the tomb – now in other Gospel narratives, it is to take care of his body. In Matthew – they simply come to see the tomb. I can imagine them creeping closer and closer (at least that is what I might do in...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Mar 22, 2026
As I was reading and reflecting over our Scripture this week, I could not help but remember the plot of Les Miserables – the novel by Victor Hugo, but likely most familiar to many of us as the stage musical and movie. It is a wonderful example of exercising the rule...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Mar 15, 2026
Last week, we explored the notion of radical hospitality – the kind that allowed Jesus to send his disciples out two-by-two to nearby towns and villages carrying only a staff. Remember – they couldn’t take money, they couldn’t take extra clothes, they couldn’t take...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Mar 8, 2026
For those of us who grew up in church, this is a familiar Gospel story. Told in all four gospels, this narrative reminds me of the church potluck where there is always worry there won’t be enough food, and by some miracle, there is so much left over! There is an...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Feb 22, 2026
These two passages are among my favorites from the Gospels. I love the image of the tiniest seed – really no bigger than a flea – being scattered and growing into a wild, six-foot bush that looks invasive but is not. I remember taping a mustard seed to a piece of...
by Rev. Dr. Ginny Smith | Feb 8, 2026
Recently, I was leading a group in the practice of the spiritual discipline known as “lectio divina” or “sacred reading.” It is a process of reading scripture that invites people to spend time with a passage. As we explored this spiritual practice together, I read a...
