by Rev Jenn Sacks | Sep 11, 2017 | Faith, God, Spirituality
When I was younger, my father shared his memories of walking along Madison Avenue in New York City on November 22, 1963. He remembered hearing the news pour from doorways that President Kennedy had been shot and was dead. He recalled complete strangers talking and...
by Rev Jenn Sacks | Aug 17, 2017 | Faith, God, Spirituality
Those of us who preach regularly have our own process for discerning what texts to discuss and/or themes to cover, and which concerns need our attention. Weeks before events unfolded in Charlottesville, Va., I chose a portion of Acts 17 to describe how we as God’s...
by Rev Jenn Sacks | Aug 3, 2017 | Faith, God, Spirituality
The spiritual life offers copious instructions on prayer. We’re told to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:16), to give thanks as we pray (John 11:42), to ask and we shall receive (Matthew 7:7), and to trust because God already knows what we want (Luke 12). Yet,...
by Rev Jenn Sacks | Jul 17, 2017 | Faith, God, Spirituality
When something annoying, aggravating, confounding, distressing or upsetting occurs in our lives, we can choose to remain unhappy in the situation. Or, as former Daily Word Editor Martha Smock advises, we can choose to meet it with faith. Martha encourages us to...
by Rev Jenn Sacks | Jul 13, 2017 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality
Some people say that everyone is our teacher and every experience offers a lesson. Perhaps, though it isn’t absolute. No matter the teacher or experience, the wisdom we seek requires an inner journey. I discovered this truth as a young executive in Washington, D.C....
by Rev Jenn Sacks | Jun 28, 2017 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality
Sometimes life sends us drifting out to sea. Like an experience I had one summer at the New Jersey shore. I was swimming in the ocean with my friends, riding waves. I lost track of time. First one wave knocked into me. Then another. I noticed dark clouds...
Recent Comments