A young friend of mine posted this on Facebook: “What is our nation coming to that a Black man is killed this way by police?” I understand her indignation; our country is supposed to be different. But, with a moment’s …

Businesses are reopening with new safety measures in place, so the question naturally arises: When will we go back to in-person worship at Esperanza? The simple answer is that we could begin gathering in small groups for outdoor worship services, keeping our …

Join us for communion and coffee hour at 10:00 a.m. For Zoom invitation, see the Words of Hope newsletter in your email. Subscribe to the newsletter at https://myesperanza.org/contact-us/

It’s with regret that I write to let everyone at Esperanza know that I will be leaving you earlier than anticipated, most likely in mid-July. But it’s with relief that I tell you that the synod staff (specifically, Bishop Deborah …

I watched my mom go through a long period of adjusting to “not being useful” after a lifetime of sitting down only when there was desk work to do (she did sit down for meals, but then she’d jump up …

I had a strange experience earlier today. I was looking out the window at a row of wide-open yellow blooms on a cactus in our front yard, thinking about how they’d opened up in the sunshine, when the words “Stay …

For a long time when I was young, I thought it was strange that in the Apostles’ Creed we say that we believe in the communion of saints. After all the stuff about God, here’s something that’s about us. And …

Join us to worship the risen lord! At 10 a.m. gather on Zoom  for a brief worship service with Holy Communion to be followed by coffee hour. The Zoom invitation is in the Words of Hope email newsletter. For security …

The Way of the Cross, a worship service organized and recorded at Holy Trinity, Chandler, is available now for viewing on YouTube. Bishop Deborah Hutterer presided, and pastors from Fiesta Conference, including our Past Carol, participated. Pastor Carol has posted …

Sisters and brothers, we’re gathered this evening because it’s a very particular Thursday in a very particular week, Holy Week, when we remember and contemplate what Jesus did and what happened to him in his final days before his death. …