by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 24, 2020 | Audio, Serving the Church, The Bible
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to speak for South Bend City Church via their podcast, since they are foregoing large gatherings amid Covid-19. The assignment was simple: pick a favorite story about Jesus and reflect on it. Easy, right? (Well, easy so long as you...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Mar 23, 2018 | Fostering Faith, Living the Liturgical Year, The Christian Imagination
Where we live, its fish-fry season. If you live in the Americas, Europe, or Australia, you might also notice Friday fish-n-chip specials or the filet-o-fish featured at McDonalds. If you were wondering why fish seems so popular in February and March, it’s because this...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Oct 18, 2017 | The Bible, The Christian Imagination
But of course… me too. This month’s scandal of a powerful man, Harvey Weinstein, using that power to manipulate, harass, and assault women spread beyond the safe confines of the online news/entertainment world. On Sunday, rather than watch (or simply ignore) another...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Aug 18, 2017 | Reading Well, The Bible
I recently got to be the keynote speaker for Saints and Scholars on the importance of literature for the church. As part of that, I found myself contemplating the story of the Good Samaritan…or rather what comes just before the Good Samaritan. The brief exchange...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 11, 2017 | Reading Well, The Christian Imagination
The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we like to think That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood— Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good. In 1922 T.S. Eliot published The Waste Land, a lengthy, complex...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Mar 24, 2016 | Fostering Faith, The Christian Imagination
When I was younger, Good Friday inspired me. While I was thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, I viewed it as the heroic act of an individual, independent human being—an adult choosing to give his life for others, which it was. And, such an act is worthy of the highest...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Dec 21, 2015 | Living the Liturgical Year, The Christian Imagination
“Mama, it doesn’t feel like Christmas,” my five-year-old daughter declared while drinking hot chocolate on a steamy Sydney morning. “Why?” “Because we’re eating sweets and it’s hot…and we don’t have a Christmas tree.” For my North American children, Advent is a...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 13, 2015 | Fostering Faith, The Christian Imagination
During the Easter season, Christians have traditionally greeted each other with the words “Christ is risen!,” to which the faithful reply, “He is risen, indeed!” The tradition is seldom practiced in North America or Australia anymore, apart from the opening of the...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Dec 4, 2014 | Living the Liturgical Year, The Christian Imagination
How well do you wait? Sunday marked the beginning of Advent and, once again, I find myself writing Advent post here at Wondering Fair. In the past, I’ve written about the narrative importance of Advent, the traditional observance of Advent, and why people like to rush...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jan 2, 2014 | Living the Liturgical Year
For many, Christmas is now over: the presents are opened, the meal is eaten, the carols are sung, and it is time to start thinking about packing Christmas away until next year. For Christians, however, Christmas day is only the beginning of a twelve-day season set...
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