By the Rev. Janice Puliti, Pastor, St. John’s UMC Ivyland As we approach Holy Week, it’s always a good practice to ask ourselves how our Lenten journey has been going. Do we feel ready to ponder the impact of Christ’s …
Lent: A season of joyful sacrifice
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the holy season of Lent, when we commemorate Jesus’ 40 days of preparatory self-denial, including sacrificial fasting, in the wilderness. Many Christians will celebrate today in worship that includes the imposition of ashes …
Praying truth to power—a Lenten day apart for clergy
“Speaking truth to power,” a phrase coined by Quakers in the 1950s, is one aim of social protest. But it could have a higher meaning for many clergy in the Eastern PA Conference, when they gather for “A Day Apart” …
House Cleaning, Heart Cleansing
In his classic little book My Heart-Christ’s Home by Robert Boyd Munger we read about a Christian whose walk with God is comparable to various rooms in a house. As the writer…
What if you need to cancel Lent, or Easter?!
There are times when it is simply not safe to try to gather for worship, even if it is on Easter or one of these other Holy Days. But the choirs, the children, the praise band and countless others have worked hard for months preparing
Virginia bishop to inspire clergy at Lenten Day Apart
Bishop Young Jin Cho moved in 2012 from being the pastor of the largest worshiping congregation in the Virginia Conference, which has one of the largest conference memberships in The United Methodist Church, to eventually becoming bishop of that conference …
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