Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

We sometimes talk about a job or career as our “vocation.” In that word you can hear the root of the word “vocal.”

If you’re like me (and I know that everyone is,) you’ve spent a fair amount of time this past month watching the World Cup.

Without even thinking, most of us have conformed to a certain way of living and acting because of the family and cultural contexts around us.

Where do lay people fit-in to the church’s ministry? Let’s hear more from the outline of the faith called the Catechism, from the Book of Common Prayer (starting on page 845).

Jesus said to his disciples “Go!” He only said “wait” for about ten days—telling them to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Do you ask God to fill you with his Holy Spirit? That language is not frequently in our prayers, but perhaps it should be.

Reason and clear thinking has an important place in human history. We might call some cultures “barbaric” if they are led by impulse and violence and the gut feel of the powerful.

I wonder if we’re getting used to bad news. Each day, it seems like the pervasive contempt and pride and sheer blasphemy of the world around us is relentless and stifling.

The mystery and wonder of Holy Week and Easter continues to leave me breathless! We experience all the range of human emotion following Jesus and his disciples.