Summer Reading: Prototype
Matthew Pechanio
Prototype (by Jonathan Martin) is the book that many of us will read and discuss together this summer. I’ve selected this book for several reasons. First, it’s highly readable and engaging. Second, people from a wide variety of backgrounds will be able to not only follow Martin’s thesis, but derive much good from it. And [...]
The Messiness of Prayer by Nancy Kreuzer
Guest Blogger
I used to talk to my mother everyday on the phone. I would tell her about my kids and all the little details of my life. Mom was a good listener. My prayer life began the year my mother died. I began talking to Jesus. These conversations slowly but surely evolved into prayer and so [...]
Welcome to your new website!
Lisa Traylor
Hello Ascension! Welcome to your new & improved website. Matthew & I are excited to introduce you. (Ascension parishioner, website. Website, Ascension parishioner.) We’ve been talking about it for months and working hard on it for about six weeks now and we’re tickled that it’s ready for your viewing eyes. Here’s how we hope this new [...]
Do Unto Others
Susan Landers
It’s not someone else’s problem. It’s my problem. It’s your problem. It’s our problem. What is it? Hatred. Hatred breeds violence, evil, disrespect and unspeakable acts. So what are we going to do about it? I’m going to start loving my neighbor as myself. I’m going to treat others as I wish to be treated, [...]
Live What We Believe
Kurt Bullis
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, [...]
Seasons
Judi Horjus
I love living in a climate with four distinct seasons. Though I appreciate all the seasons, I have always especially loved winter, specifically the wintertime woods. Winter gets a lot of bad press and is portrayed as drab, cold, lacking and generally annoying. I see winter differently. Instead of writing winter off as drab, I [...]
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