Some years back, Keri and I were traveling through Slovakia on October 31. We found lodging in a cute B&B that shared our name. After a good meal, we went out for an evening walk around the village. We didn’t find kids in costumes roaming the streets. Instead, we found a church cemetery lit up with all kinds of lights and candles, and decorated as for a garden party. … More Observing All Saints’ Eve
While we’re busy carving pumpkins and collecting candy this weekend, November 1 will be All Saints Day. More familiar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians, this is a day we pause both to remember and celebrate all those brothers and sisters in Christ who have gone before us. The church universal is made up of … More ‘A Great Cloud of Witnesses’: All Saints Day Reflection
ISAIAH 5:1-7; PS. 80:1-2, 8-19; HEB 11:37-12:1 “They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground…Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is … More Treasures New & Old
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Heb. 12:1-2). “Can you hear me … More Are you in the Network?
Jeremy L. Berg 