After the clamor of Good Friday, there is the quiet of Holy Saturday. But what even is Holy Saturday? Frankly, I think it is one of the most beautiful and…
andrewarndtApril 20, 2019
Ash Wednesday For the believer: Death has been transformed; from an enemy to a friend who helps us on the road to life Christ has conquered and converted our…
andrewarndtFebruary 14, 2018
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…” So said the Apostle Paul in…
andrewarndtApril 12, 2017
She came up to me after a service one Sunday night. Tears in her eyes, trembling, she was still holding the sacrament in her fingers--a bit of bread, soggy and…
andrewarndtMarch 1, 2017
"On the evening of that first day of the week," John says, "when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood…
andrewarndtApril 14, 2015
Hey Bloom family (and anyone else listening in) - If the snowstorm hadn't knocked out our gathering on Sunday night, we would have met together as usual and I would…
andrewarndtFebruary 24, 2015
Hey friends - I'm super excited to let you know about a project I've been working on for Lent this year. I've been talking for years about doing more substantive writing,…
andrewarndtFebruary 12, 2015
"Maundy" Thursday. So called because on this day the Church celebrates Jesus' institution of the "new commandment" ("mandatum novum" in Latin) following his washing of the disciples' feet. The commandment…
andrewarndtApril 17, 2014
Our service at Bloom was stunningly beautiful last night. Together with our friends at Hope Community Church, in a near standing-room-only basement, we gathered together to "name" and lament the…
andrewarndtMarch 6, 2014
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