by Hans Jorgensen | Jan 7, 2022 | Devotions
Luke 3 says, “When Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved, with you I am well pleased.’”Luke’s gospel highlights...
by Liesl Spitz | Dec 16, 2021 | Devotions
Before brothers James and John, before the apostle Peter or the evangelizer Paul, before the magi or the shepherds heard the news, there were two witnesses to the miracle of a Messiah coming in the flesh. Two women, Mary and Elizabeth, would bear this miracle into the...
by Hans Jorgensen | Dec 10, 2021 | Devotions
In Luke 3, John the Baptizer is an imposing feature. John speaks with authority, and all kinds of people come from all over the countryside to be baptized. Luke 3 says even tax collectors came out to the wilderness to be baptized. You can hear that was a little...
by Liesl Spitz | Dec 3, 2021 | Devotions
This summer Kenan and I (Liesl) took a trip to Denali National Park, where we backpacked for nine days in the wilderness. This was my first time hiking and camping where there were no trails or designated campsites, navigating instead by compass and topographic map....
by Liesl Spitz | Nov 19, 2021 | Devotions
This Sunday is “Christ the King” a not-so-ancient festival of the church which points us to Christ’s reign as the fulfillment of all humanity. Pope Pius XI established Christ the King in 1925 to counter the destructive forces he saw in secularism, communism, and...
by Liesl Spitz | Nov 12, 2021 | Devotions
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. (Psalm 16:1)I remember the first time I visited Minnesota in the winter. It was mid-January, and one afternoon, some family members went for a walk after lunch. Being from California, wind chill in single digits was a new...
