by James Melson | Feb 19, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
We are in the first full week of Lent. This season is often described using the imagery of a journey – the journey of Jesus to the cross and to the empty tomb. Yet this is not just about Jesus’ journey. We are on the journey of life and faith not only...
by James Melson | Feb 12, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
In churches that use the Lectionary for Scripture readings, the gospel for yesterday was the story of the Transfiguration in the gospel of Mark. As Jesus is with three of his disciples on a mountain, his clothes suddenly become gleaming white and Moses and Elijah...
by James Melson | Feb 5, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
During the Super Bowl yesterday, one of the commercials featured an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous sermon of February 4, 1968 called “The Drum Major Instinct.” Even though the intention of the commercial was to focus on the concept...
by James Melson | Jan 30, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
One of my spiritual mentors was Gordon Cosby, the founder of The Church of the Saviour in Washington, DC. A consistent emphasis in Gordon’s ministry was lifting up that discerning and following God’s call is a normative Christian experience and is not...
by James Melson | Jan 22, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Father Gregory Boyle is known as the founder of Homeboy Industries, Inc. in Los Angeles and as the author of the best selling book Tattoos on the Heart. Recently his second book has been released with the title Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical...
by James Melson | Jan 15, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
As we celebrate today’s holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (he would have been 89 today), it is important to remember what was at the heart of Dr. King’s life and witness – faith in God and following the way of Jesus. Instead...
