A silver dish and chalice sit on the table for communion.

At This Table

In the tradition of the church I attend, the priest stands behind the altar and says, “This table doesn’t belong to our church or our denomination. All baptized Christians are welcome.”  I live in Athens, Georgia. Politically, we are a red city surrounded by a sea of blue. And while my family lives in the…

Staying Faith

Staying Faith

Thomas stayed.  The other disciples saw Jesus. Experienced him. He was before them, in the flesh. But Thomas missed it. And as his friends recounted the story of seeing their Lord, Thomas couldn’t believe that Jesus had risen.  He had been with Jesus, watching the miraculous. But this was too much. Whether his grief from…