Holy Thursday - Jesus Washes Our Feet
Jesus washes our feet.
Rich Villodas
Brooklyn-born. Pastoring in Queens. Author of The Deeply Formed Life, Good and Beautiful and Kind & The Narrow Path.
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There she was. A dutiful, churchgoing, apple pie– making mom from Texas. She was known in the neighborhood for her sweet Southern hospitality, ready to encourage someone at a moment’s notice with a verse from the Bible.
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As I reflect on my journey of preaching over the last 27 years, I’m deeply aware that my earliest formative years were shaped in Black churches across Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
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As we gather this week to offer gratitude, I’m mindful that Thanksgiving is a complicated day.
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Sin is one of those words that makes many of us uncomfortable.