Holy Tuesday: We Want to See Jesus
To see Jesus is not just to observe. It is to be drawn in. To be gathered into this movement of self-giving love.
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Holy Monday: When Love Fills the House
We stand at the beginning of a holy journey. The cross is coming. The tomb is near. But here, in Bethany, we are given this moment, a glimpse of what love looks like in the presence of Jesus. Costly. Vulnerable. Beautiful.
From Hosanna to Crucify Him
Palm Sunday invites us to live in the tension that holds together the joy of the procession and the sorrow of the Passion. To resist the temptation to rush too quickly to Easter, while also refusing to believe that Good Friday and the crucifixion are the end of the story.
What is Passiontide?
We long for resurrection without the agony of crucifixion; we crave healing without facing the wound, justice without any sacrifice. But Passiontide resists our escape.
Jesus Began to Weep: A Reflection on John 11:35
Jesus does not rush past grief on the way to resurrection. He does not dismiss sorrow because he knows how the story ends. He pauses. He feels. He mourns.
Living Water: Returning to God with Our Whole Heart
The Woman at the well had nothing, and Jesus gave her everything.
Blessed are the peacemakers
Jesus does not say, “Blessed are those who win.” He says, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”
What to Give Up for Lent: A Rule of Life for the Season
Lent is not about proving spiritual discipline or earning God’s favor. It is about honest self-examination, repentance that leads to repair, and practices that restore right relationship, with God, with others, and with ourselves. What we give up should serve love, not ego.
Pastoral Letter for the Beginning of Lent 2026
Lent is not about spiritual theatrics. It is not about performative piety or public displays of righteousness. Jesus warns us in the Gospel of Matthew to beware of practicing our faith “in order to be seen.” Instead, Lent draws us inward, toward honesty, humility, and renewed clarity.
Changed by the Light, Sent for the World
Justice and peace do not descend gently from the heavens. They are struggling for. They require courage. And here is the truth we do not always want to name: courage is necessary because injustice is real.