Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to community and creation!
Annual Mardi Gras celebration at Jackson Community Church! Live music with local jazz pianist Demarco Alvarez. Music starts at 6:30pm. Beads, costumes, music and more. Dance, dress up, listen, and enjoy friends! The event is free and open to the public, we gratefully accept donations. Note: This year, to remain cautious due to COVID, we […]
Meditation on cup & bread, love & service In the poor man who knocks at my door, in my ailing mother, the young man who seeks my advice, the Lord Himself is present: therefore let us wash His feet. — CS Lewis Maundy Thursday’s Text — John 13:1-17, 31-3513Now before the festival of the Passover, […]
Text for Wednesday: John 13:21-32 — Jesus Foretells His Betrayal 21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; […]
A Seed grows with no sound but a tree falls with huge noise. Destruction has noise, but creation it quiet. This is the power of silence. Grow silently. — Unattributed Text for Tuesday: John 12:20-36 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21 They came to Philip, who was […]
Extravagance. Pleasure. Effusiveness. Exuberance. These aren’t ideas that we usually associate with Lent and the overture to Jesus’ passion. But Mary of Bethany understands differently. — Matt Skinner Have you ever seen or experienced someone physically caring for a loved one in preparation for that dying person’s death? — Edward F. Markquart *** Text: John 12:1-11 — Mary […]
