Ways to Give
On Facing Our Fear March 10, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis John 3: 11-15 [Jesus said,] “Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe,...
On the Covenant of Law March 3, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis John 2: 13-16 The Passover was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he...
On an Ancient and Evolving Theology February 25, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 22: 4-5 In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. To you they cried, and were saved; in you they trusted, and were not put to shame. Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16 When...
On Making a Deal February 18, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 50: 4-10 Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and...
On Holding the Extraordinary February 11, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis 2 Kings 2:1-2; 7-12 Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has sent me...
February 4, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis On the Cycle of Service Isaiah 40: 28-29 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives...
On Authority January 28, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 111 Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. Full of honor and...
On the Workings of the Spirit for Justice January 14, 2024 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor. The voice of the Lord...
On Imagining the Mystery of Christ 1-7-24 Traceymay Kalvaitis Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth and thick darkness the peoples, but the Lord will arise upon you, and...