On the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus gives his disciples one final commandment, love as I have loved you.
On the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus gives his disciples one final commandment, love as I have loved you.
Like each one of us today, everyday Jesus had choices to make. Why on the night that Jesus institutes the Eucharist at the last supper does he begin the evening by washing the disciples feet?
The Rev. Candy reflects that we need to be a community of love and belonging, that’s my paraphrase of Jesus’ desire to gather together Jerusalem’s children just like a hen gathers her brood under her wings.
The Rev. Candy Snively reflects on with one foot in the past and one in the future, we straddle and completely miss the present. We can become captive to what was, oppressed by what might be, and blind to what is.
The Rev. Candy Snively reflects on Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians (Ephesians 3:14-21).
The Rev. Candy Snively reflects on Jesus’s rejection in his hometown (Mark 6:1-13).
The Rev. Candy Snively reflects on Paul’s defense to the church of Corinth (2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1) and how easy it is to lose heart when you’re being pushed to your limits.
On the final Sunday of this Easter season (and the anniversary of her ordination to the diaconate), the Rev. Candy Snively discusses the election of Matthias (Acts 1:15-17, 21-26) and what it means to find one’s place in the world.
The Rev. Candy Snively reflects on the risen Christ’s message of peace to all disciples across time (John 20:19-31).