New Hope for the Throwaways
If God can do something so miraculous to a discarded pit, just think what God can do with you.
Hope for a “Lost Boy”
Two symbols of hope that have followed me throughout my life.
A shoot shall sprout
Spend some time looking for those ‘shoots’ sprouting from the ‘stumps’ in your life.
Looking for the signs…
Last April, I was hiking on the Elliot Coues trail around Fort Macon. At one point I happened to glance over my shoulder. Much to my delight, one of the …
Symbols of Hope
We enter this holiest of weeks highlighing two powerful Christian symbols of hope: the palm branch and the cross. Though very different – one used to exalt, the other used to disparage – both in their own way have become for Christians striking symbols of hope. In fact, we might call Palm Sunday a Liturgy of Hope.
Hope in Suffering
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lentby Deacon Scott Gilfillan It seems like everyone I’ve met this week is going through some kind of trial. One is having problems with …