Nicole Walters

Standing at the Threshold of Lent As we approach Ash Wednesday, we find ourselves standing at a threshold. The season of Epiphany has invited us to see, to notice who Christ is and how he is revealed among us. But Lent invites something different. It invites us not just to see, but to listen. Not just to observe Christ’s glory, but to follow him down the mountain and into the deeper work of transformation. Lent is often misunderstood as a season of spiritual self-improvement, a time to try...

Vision, Responsibility, and the Narrow Way of Living as a Peacemaker This week, I struggled over what to preach. Like many clergy, I found myself caught between the urgency of what is unfolding in our nation and the particular texts the lectionary placed before us. The headlines felt relentless. The suffering felt close and overwhelming.  And I wondered quietly and persistently whether words spoken from a pulpit could matter in a moment like this, or whether silence might feel safer. What...

Something here Sermon: The Spirit Given for the Sake of the World The past year, and especially the past weeks, have felt heavy for many of us. Our common life has been marked by anxiety, anger, grief, and deep division. Communities and families feel strained. Even when we avoid the headlines, we carry the weight of it in our bodies and relationships. Many are asking where God is in all of this, and what faith looks like when the world feels so fractured. The Christian tradition has never...