#kingdomtide

“If the chances of dying in a plane crash are pretty slim, being the sole survivor is even less likely,” says our critic Heller McAlpin -- and yet, two novels out this month consider exactly that situation. McAlpin says both Dear Edward and Kingdomtide “are about the aftermath of trauma and how survival against the odds profoundly changes these characters' lives and attitudes.” Check out her full review here.

For our politically fraught times, dusting off a neglected Christian Church season could save us. #Kingdomtide starts now.

I need structure in my life. I need routines. They help me focus on important things I can easily overlook. That’s one of the reasons why I have connected so deeply with the Christian Church Calendar. I wasn’t raised with it, but these seasonal themes and focuses give more shape to my spiritual life where it would otherwise be amorphous. Today, I want to introduce you all to a lesser-known–but…

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

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Kingdomtide by Rye Curtis

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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

The readings for this Lord’s Day at Trinity Chapel follow.

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

A good name

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,and favor is better than silver or gold.

The rich and the poor have this in common:

the Lord is the maker of them all.

Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,

and the rod of anger will fail.

Those who are generous are blessed,

for they share…