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Above: © Ally Barrett (www.reverendally.org), used by permission. “Crumbs”—A Sermon Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But he did not answer…
Depicted above: Glendalough Monastery, Wicklow County, Ireland Now that the pandemic’s travel restrictions are behind us, churches are once again visiting distant parts of the world. When we head out, however, we are not tourists, but pilgrims. According to Progressive Pilgrimage, a small company that plans custom experiences for church groups, a pilgrimage is “a…
Tensions were high and hope was scarce during the summer of 2020. Protests were ongoing nationally, triggered by the senseless killing of unarmed African Americans—George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. However, on June 5, 2020, I was awakened by special news coverage of a mural commissioned by Mayor Muriel Bowser…