Marking Identity in 2026: The Semiotics of the Doorpost
Marking Identity in 2026: The Semiotics of the Doorpost In an era where every movement is tracked by a silent algorithm and every preference is cataloged for the sake of a more efficient marketplace, marking identity in 2026 has become less an act of personal expression and more a desperate search for a sanctuary […]
Day 3 Special Holy Week Morning Prayer: Psalm 23 Victory
Day 3 Special Holy Week Morning Prayer: Finding Victory at the Table As we gather for this Day 3 Special Holy Week Morning Prayer, one might wonder if the ancient rhythms of the Psalter still hold any weight in a world that feels increasingly like a permanent Wednesday—caught between a crisis we can’t forget […]
Day 2 | Special Holy Week Morning Prayer: Resting in Psalm 23
Special Holy Morning Prayer: The Scandal of the Green Pastures Why is it that in an era defined by an almost pathological obsession with “wellness”—that manicured, secular liturgy of juice cleanses and expensive yoga retreats—we find ourselves more spiritually dehydrated than ever before? This Special Holy Morning Prayer session, held as we navigate the […]
Day 1 | Special Holy Week Morning Prayer: Restoration and Peace
Special Holy Week Morning Prayer The Restorative Power of Special Holy Week Morning Prayer In the quiet anticipation of the paschal mystery, we begin our Special Holy Week Morning Prayer by acknowledging that our souls are not merely tired, but perhaps fundamentally misplaced. There is a specific kind of exhaustion that accompanies the modern […]
The Selection of the Lamb: 2026 Sacred Calendar
The Selection of the Lamb: A Theology of Sacred Timing for 2026 The selection of the lamb stands as a jarring interruption to the frantic pace of 2026, a year where our calendars are more likely to be dictated by quarterly earnings and algorithmic prompts than by the ancient rhythms of grace. Why is […]
Harvest Time in the Bible: From Death to New Life
Harvest Time in the Bible: The Redemptive Rhythm of Grace I was sitting in a coffee shop in Lower Manhattan last week, talking to a young man who felt like his life was stuck in a permanent winter, yet he didn’t realize that harvest time in the Bible serves as the ultimate map for moving […]
Jewish Feasts of the Bible: Why Christians Return to Them
Rediscovering the Rhythm: Why Christians Are Returning to the Jewish Feasts of the Bible When I talk to pastors across the country, I am struck by how many are asking why more Christians are drawn to celebrate the Jewish feasts of the Bible in an age that feels increasingly unmoored from any sense of sacred […]
How Does the Counting of the Omer Work?
How Does the Counting of the Omer Work? Understanding The Omer: A Sacred Journey in Time What is The Omer? An Introduction to a Unique Mitzvah The Omer refers to a measure of barley, specifically the first sheaf harvested in ancient Israel. This “omer” was brought as an offering to the Temple on the second […]