By Lilly Lewin This is a much longer post than I usually write. I talked last week about my practice of silence at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Here’s an article…
By Lilly Lewin Welcome to 2019. It’s seems like we were just learning to write 2018 and now it’s time to flip the calendar and start a brand new year!…
by Lilly Lewin In Churchland and in the lectionary, we grow Jesus up too quickly, and we demand action from him. We race away from Baby Jesus as quickly as…
by Lilly Lewin The entire Christmas story is about Interruptions…. In the beginning of Luke’s gospel, Zechariah and Elizabeth had their lives interrupted…by an angel, which means nine months of…
By Lilly Lewin This week we light the first candle in our Advent wreaths. The first candle is known as the HOPE candle or the PROPHET Candle depending upon what…
The Lectionary Gospel reading for American Thanksgiving Day is Matthew 6:25-33. It’s a passage that’s very familiar to those of us who live with anxiety and deal with fear. And…
By Lilly Lewin Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus…
by Lilly Lewin This past weekend was our first taste of Fall here in Tennessee. The 90 degree weather finally broke with a weekend of rain and a fresh breath…
