Jesus began his public ministry with his baptism, administered by John the Baptist at the Jordan River. All four gospels narrate the baptism, which reveals Jesus as the Son of God and points to his work of new creation.
A Holy Place: Preserving Historic Churches
A few weeks ago, my church took a field trip—one that went over the road and almost 200 years into the past. A small group of us met in one of our village’s oldest buildings, a tiny stone chapel constructed in 1853 to serve the tiny population of English settlers who’d brought their faith with…
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Every day, thousands of people walk or ride past Christ Church in the old city of Jerusalem. Would you help us restore our tubular bells, to strengthen our gospel witness? As John Donne, the great Anglican poet, wrote: Send not to knowFor whom the bell tolls,It tolls for thee. The Gospel to the Jew and…
Restoring the Jerusalem Bells
There is only one tubular bell system in the Holy Land. Housed at the Anglican parish of Christ Church, in the Old City of Jerusalem, these bells are capable of ringing out hymns, but they have sadly been silent for decades. Now Christ Church is raising funds to restore the bells, and once again ring…
Creativity Begins in the Sanctuary
Our very form of worship—in which we draw near to the heart of the Creator God—requires the creative engagement of each worshipper.
