Spirit Soundings
Spirit Soundings is the Blog of our Executive Presbyter, Rev. Ruth Santana-Grace
Missing the Mark by M. Courtenay Willcox, Mid-Council Intern
“He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like […]
Working towards a World Where All Have Access to Good Things by Rev. Randy Barge
“But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here […]
Four Winds and a Life-Giving Breath by Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
“…So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them; and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then […]
Our Moment in Time by Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
“For such a time as this” (Esther 4:14) These past few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind as I navigated my alumni reunion at Princeton Theological Seminary, a trustee meeting, our presbytery meeting, and a hospitalized dog. It felt a bit like a carousel that would not stop – with emotions ranging from […]
Hands of Healing in a World that Wounds by Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
“Just then some men came, carrying a paralyzed man on a bed. They were trying to bring him in and lay him before Jesus; but finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the middle of […]
What “Mark” Do You Need to See to Believe? by Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
But Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” (from John 20:25) ‘Unless I see the mark…” These words of Thomas have haunted believers throughout the centuries as […]
From the Safety of the Shore into Deep Water by Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
Jesus got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets […]
The Centrality and Clarity of Our Call by Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free..,“ (Luke 4:18) I am a lover of film and theater. I greatly […]
