Monthly Archives: January 2026

John’s January Friends Letter

I have mentioned on a number of occasions how I have adjusted my worship life to sync with the liturgical church calendar. This has been a process for me over twenty-five years. I find this approach deeply satisfying. I will give one example here; the liturgy for January 11 had the title: The Baptism of Our Lord. The Gospel reading and preaching text was Matthew 3:13-17.

By |2026-01-16T19:28:41+00:00January 16, 2026|John's Friends Letter|Comments Off on John’s January Friends Letter

January 2026 Update

As we start another calendar year, I've continued to pray and reflect on the theme of tables and how God wants to expand who we "sit with" and how we "sit together". I've got more thoughts to share (next update!) but I have a strong sense that our experience of this has the potential to be both more joyful and more challenging than we can imagine.

By |2026-01-14T15:06:50+00:00January 14, 2026|Newsletter|Comments Off on January 2026 Update
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