The Interruption of Dying

We are, on the whole, uneasy with Lent. Because we hate being interrupted. It ruins our innate belief in our own self-importance. When we busy ourselves doing life, however we do it, nothing could be quite as irksome as being…

Rest Experienced, Rest Embodied

Lent is a season of preparation, of slowing-down, of getting ready. Specifically, we’re preparing ourselves for the astonishing news of Easter. In order to prepare well for something, we have to take time to pause, reflect and rest. But that’s…

Originally posted on February 16, 2015 by All Saints Member Brit Williams.     I’m ashamed to say this, but Lent has always been about me. Sure, I would make the sacrifice “for God,” but only if I got something…

Being Joseph

(This article was originally published in Every Thought Captive, a weekly devotional from Park Cities Presbyterian Church.) “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came…

(This article was originally posted on October 30, 2014 by Kim Hall on her blog, Given Breath.) This week I was asked (again) to explain my views, as a Christian, on same-sex unions and the church. It’s notable that I’ve not been asked…

E45 Backpack Project Recap

E45 is All Saints’ ministry to children in 3rd-5th grade. We desire for it to be a place where our children learn that they are loved by God and will invite their friends and neighbors to share in this truth…

  “Good Morning!” said Bilbo, and he meant it. .. “What do you mean?” Gandalf said. “Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you…