In our Episcopal tradition, it was Palm Sunday yesterday. Jesus has entered Jerusalem. We are beginning Holy Week, and Jesus is walking closer and closer toward the cross. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is at Bethany, attending a dinner party hosted by Martha, Mary, and their brother Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead a…

At the regular celebration of the Holy Eucharist, we hear these familiar words: “After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, ‘Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many…

In the middle of a little town there runs a very unassuming little creek. In fact, this small, flowing body of water is so unassuming that you’d miss it if you weren’t looking for it. But when it is discovered, a whole new, wonderful world is opened up. It’s a world that’s not seen from…