Preparing Our Hearts for Worship
Hello Vine, Do you ever feel disconnected or distracted during Sunday worship? You aren’t alone. Maybe it’s a challenge to quiet your...
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A Discerning Community & “Holy Indifference”
Hello Vine, Let’s discern together (again). About six months ago, we sent a poll asking you to prayerfully give your feedback about...
Who Is My Mother?
Mother’s Day is not a liturgical holiday—meaning, we won’t celebrate it at church. But I always find that the commercial calendar...
ACTS: Jesus, Spirit, & Church
Happy Easter! This is your friendly liturgical reminder that the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection is a 50-day season, and not just a...
Contemplative-Charismatic Worship (Holy Week & Our Bishop!)
I’ve been carrying around a phrase recently that describes our worship: contemplative-charismatic. We expect the Holy Spirit to be at...
“In, Out, Up, & Down:” The Vine’s April Gatherings
Good morning Vine, As I pause to look ahead at the month of April, I cannot help but feel such gratitude for the various ways we will spend...
A (Re-)Membership Invitation
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though...
Family-Shaped Grace
“…the Lord opened [Lydia’s] heart to respond to Paul’s message. When she and the members of her household were baptized, she...
Valentine’s Death, Lent and Easter
Hello Vine, Throughout the liturgical calendar year, our hearts are shaped by the story of God’s rescue of a fallen world, and His love...