"Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil..." Matthew 4:1The devil is clever. Devil in Greek is διαβόλου (diabolos), one who 'throws-across', or 'casts-through'; in other words, one with the a...

Dear Friends,This Sunday, we’ll gather at the threshold of Transfiguration, a moment in the church year that invites us to look up and around, to notice what’s shining.  We’re invited to remember that the holy happens here, too, ev...

"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt becomes tasteless, can it be salty again?" - Matthew 5:13Friends,In the collection of sayings we call the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us away from blandness, challenges us to resi...

“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" - Micah 6:8Friends, These days, I find myself asking the question o...

Please join Pastor K Karpen in a moment of prayer, from the January 25, 2026 service at St. Paul & St. Andrew in New York City.