Among other truths, we learned a couple of weeks ago that the deacon’s call is not a call to a comfortable life. And because that’s the case, there’s a kind of death that happens, and it’s meant to be that way. We know Bonhoeffer’s famous line, “When Jesus Christ calls a man, he calls him…

Over and over again, God has turned my mourning into dancing. That’s one reason I identify with the psalmist who says these exact words in Psalm 30:  Oh Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks…

Not long ago, I was sending an email to a friend of mine. He is a young Reformed minister, and for him, the whole occasion of Maundy Thursday is foreign – at least to his branch of that tradition. So I sent him an email describing a little bit about what we would normally do…