What might it mean to be exceptional? On the fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Vanessa Maleare invites us to see the Divine guiding us to harness our power through acts of mercy, resistance, and hope rooted in God’s Beloved Community. [Luke 2:22-38] How do I see God’s...
Liturgy O God, you are Spirit;You are wind; you are breath.You meet us in the wonders of creation,in the awe of wonderful things,in the terror of fearful things.You blow among the fallen leaves,the broken branches, the whining pain,and the whirlwinds of delight.Your...
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Midweek groups provide an opportunity for the Vox community to live the church throughout the week and to facilitate our spiritual formation. Each of these groups usually ranges from 6-10 people and meet on various nights of the week throughout the city. Groups engage...
Vox Veniae is invited to join Seminary of the Southwest for the BHM Keynote Address featuring Cole Arthur Riley. The event will take place at Huston-Tillutson University's King-Seabrook Chapel. (900 Chicon St. Austin, TX 78702) Parking: Lot available at the corner of...
As we reflect on how Christ is revealed during the season of epiphany, how are we invited to embody the good news Jesus lived and taught? On the third Sunday after Epiphany, Weylin Lee guides us to meet this moment of uncertainty with a robust embodiment of the good...
Liturgy Let us begin our liturgy with a prayer.Our responses will be highlighted in yellow.We are surprised to find ourselves hereIn this time and place we did not anticipate.We saw ourselves moving forward to new vistas,Only to find we had wandered off pathLike...
Liturgy A new year has startedOur routines have resumed.Each day we wake up and workWe input dataWe cook mealsWe count the changeWe patch the holesWe mow the yardWe plant the sodWe struggleWe sweatDirt finds its way under our fingernailsSweat stings our eyesOur backs...
On the second Sunday after Epiphany, Lilly Ettinger wonders what happens when we look at spiritual gifts less as markers of our individual superiority and more like gifts to further our common good. [1 Corinthians 12:4-11] Where do you find communities of mutuality in...
What might baptism have meant for Jesus and what might it mean for us today? On the Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Christopher Mack plunges into waters of chaos and upheaval to hear baptism as an invitation to be transformed into the person, who by God’s grace, we are...
Liturgy “Be not afraid,” said the angelsTo Zechariah and Mary and the shepherds.That made sense at ChristmasAs we welcomed the Prince of Peace.Now we are in a new year, a new time.The unknowns leave us wary, watchful.Sometimes the heavens seem silentAnd we hear only...