Easter is not only a morning in spring. It is a Lá Beannaithe—a blessed day—in the oldest and […]
Author: JW
Here we are, all these years after that first Easter morning. Here we are in the triumph of […]
805-659-2127 was the phone number of my childhood home here in Ventura. All these years later, I still […]
The stone was too heavy. That’s what they thought. The women went early, hearts dragging behind them like […]
The tree was ready long before the nails were forged. It stood waiting through the winter, bare-limbed and […]
Not silver, not linen, not meat roasted on the fire, but bread, torn from its loaf like flesh […]
Many Christians will be singing “Were You There” on Good Friday this week. Each line concludes, “It causes […]
Today is a day of great activity, a day of celebration, anticipation, and wonder. Yet, it is also […]
In the old tongue, they didn’t say, “I am anxious.” They said, “Tá imní orm”—“The anxiety is on […]
At the end of March, I had the opportunity to take my family and myself to the western […]
Pastors sometimes get attacked for preaching “impractical” sermons. We are accused of preaching about things that are too […]
The parable of the Wicked Tenants is a fitting text for the season of Lent. It is a […]
Many know Jesus’ parable of the two sons and their generous, forgiving father. We especially love how it […]
There was a time, not long ago, when you could step inside almost any church—big or small, rural […]
Overall, people love the parables our Lord tells. Most are simple stories about some strange yet relatable occurrence […]
Paul’s words from 1 Corinthians 10 come to us as a warning, a cautionary tale about the dangerous […]
The old missal still rests where it always has, its spine cracked, its pages furred with damp, curling […]
The Gospel lesson for today is a strange little text. In fact, when I first read it the […]
The young preacher noticed that one of his elderly parishioners never came up for ashes on Ash Wednesday. […]
A Madrašâ for Ash Wednesday based on Joel 21.Blow the siren, let the streets go silent,Let the town […]