From the Clergy

After the resurrection, the disciples were huddled together in a locked room. They were afraid to go out. They were afraid of being arrested. They didn’t understand what happened to Jesus. They couldn’t believe what Mary Magdalene had told them. They were sitting tight, with nothing to do except wonder what was going on. They […]

As we move through the first week of the “stay-at-home” order for both Wake County and North Carolina, I want to fill you in on how we are proceeding with operations at Nativity. Care of the Buildings Robert continues to clean the buildings several nights a week. All surfaces are being wiped down carefully. Jr.

I’m sitting here on Thursday morning having my fourth, fifth cup of coffee… who am I kidding? I’ve drunk essentially the entire pot of coffee and its only 8:00am. I was sitting and knitting, while drinking way too much coffee, and thinking about the word “forbearance.” It’s a great word for right now. We don’t

What a treasure we have in the book of Psalms!  These eloquent prayers give voice to every aspect of human emotion — joy, praise, devotion, anger, sorrow, hope.  During my years as a hospital chaplain, I frequently called upon the psalms for comfort and support.  In times of suffering, fear, and loss, the psalms of

Puppy bladders don’t care. They are small, and they don’t care if there is a global pandemic. They don’t care if you have to write an urgent email. They don’t care if you have to make that phone call. Or read the latest news report. They just know that if you don’t take the puppy

Are you doing anything for Lent? Taking something on? Giving something up? It takes me forever to decide what I’m going to do, and sometimes I have to try a few different options to see what actually sticks. Some years, my Lenten practice doesn’t begin in earnest until the second or even third week of

There are so many options for daily Lenten reflections to help your personal practice of Lent. Here are a few choices to consider. Lent Madness This is a fun way to learn about the amazing saints that came before us. 32 saints are placed into a tournament-like single elimination bracket. You vote online until a

Lenten Teaching Series How to have a Holy Lent—Sundays at 9:30 beginning March 1 “I invite you, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on Gods holy Word.” We hear these words every Ash Wednesday,

Whenever I read the passage from Isaiah 58, in the lectionary for this coming Sunday, I want to burst into song with “And then, then shall your light break forth like dawn,” the concluding chorus of Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah.  It exuberantly proclaims the theme of light that we celebrate throughout Epiphany.  At Christ Church,