God can change God's mind, and God calls us to change our hearts, especially our inaction in the face of violence.

We carry our crosses for love's sake.

A drawing of an Opossum, which is often just called "Possum." by the Rev. Leslie Scoopmire When Mother Leslie and her sister were little,...

by the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire Readings: Proverbs 25:6-7 Psalm 112 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 I'm not a big fan of...

the best way to keep the sabbath is by remembering it was created for love and for freedom.

Readings: Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Psalm 148 -- The Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire   One of my favorite bits of wisdom...

How do we respond in times of turmoil, in times of crisis, in times of rapid change, in times in which hope is in all too short of a supply?

Detail from the Transfiguration, modern icon, written by Ivanka Demchuk, Ukraine by the Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Exodus 34:29-35...

--by the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire Readings: Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50 Luke 6:27-38   A...

La sermon de béatitudes, James Tissot, from The Life of Christ series, 1886-1896   by the Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Jeremiah...

Mercy is at the heart of Jesus' ministry and at the heart of following Jesus and being part of the Body of Christ.

To find the inner peace that Jesus gives, as seekers we have to be willing to acknowledge, to ourselves first of all, what we are seeking.

Every time we hear this story, we get another chance to say yes, like Mary said yes and Joseph said yes and even those shepherds said yes

Readings for the Feast of All Saints, Year B Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 -- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire  ...

Readings for Proper 25B Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52  -- The Rev. Leslie Scoopmire   Once upon a...

What does it mean to have power? And what is the purpose of having power?

What things stand in the way of our own commitment to really following Jesus?

Every living thing reminds us that God’s wondrous love bears the world into being and sustains it in every moment.

What's Jesus saying to us now? Maybe it’s to look beyond the labels that divide us. There it is: “Whoever is not against us is for us."

Readings for Proper 20B: Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37  -- the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire   In the...