After placing the body of Christ into the hands of parishioners for almost eleven years, I have noticed […]
Sometimes, as a pastor, I can get a bit insulated, somewhat disjointed from the reality that is the […]
The ancient city of Corinth was a true hotbed of competing cultures, philosophies, and religions. It was a […]
The story of Jonah is far more than an account about a big fish swallowing a man and […]
Last week the sermon focused on the gift of Holy Baptism, and if you recall, we talked quite […]
Oh the outrage. Oh the shock. A rich powerful person had sex with underage girls and trafficked them […]
Interestingly, there has been a significant increase of people using astrology to guide their life. This isn’t surprising. […]
I have recently been rewatching the “Lord of the Rings Trilogy.” If you are unfamiliar with it, this […]
Christians routinely use the word “mystery” when explaining the faith. Often times when a believer has difficulty explaining […]
Today’s Gospel reading from Luke chapter 2 is a big text. It is the sort of text which […]
Ah Christmas! While we don’t know for sure the day Jesus was born, we do know for a […]
The appearance of an angel of the Lord, under any circumstance, is no small thing. But when the […]
In many paintings of Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will conceive and bear the Son of God, […]
Well, I was born in a small townAnd I live in a small townProbably die in a small […]
We all probably know by now that the word advent means “an arrival” or “an appearance,” or something […]
Many years ago, back before I was a pastor and prior to being married, I was able to […]
It always seems strange to begin the season of Advent with the story of our Lord’s triumphal entry […]
Throughout the past month our Gospel readings have all been from Matthew chapter 25. It is a chapter […]
If you were to go to people who do not profess faith in Christ, if you were to […]
The Kingdom of Heaven…, “The Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and […]