So, this summer we have been making our way through Saint Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. […]
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The whole city is buzzing with excitement and anticipation. The stories have been told over and over again. […]
Being a pastor definitely has its ups and downs. There are great defeats and moments of humiliation that […]
Great movies, great art, great poetry and stories, great comedy and TV shows all engage and captivate us […]
The season of Christmas is winding down, and every year we read again about the story of our […]
Today is the day, the day we wait for all Advent season. It comes as a delightful shock […]
He floated through the storm as the rain beat down on them and the waves crashed into the […]
Today, we recall a pivotal moment in the account of the great patriarch Jacob. Jacob’s life up to […]
All in all, being your pastor is a joy, it really is. I love Sunday mornings. I love […]
Last Sunday, coming through the haze of the “No Kings” protests across our country, the developing war between […]
It didn’t come with tanks or boots. It came with grins and glitter, with hashtags and flags and […]
Overall, people love the parables our Lord tells. Most are simple stories about some strange yet relatable occurrence […]
The Gospel lesson for today is a strange little text. In fact, when I first read it the […]
An old professor of mine, and by that I mean he was my professor a long time ago […]
At this point in my career, I have forgotten more weddings than I can remember. I am not […]
As if caught up in a fever dream, she pushed her way through the crowd of mourners and […]
Today, we encounter the much-loved story of the wise men who travel from the East to worship the […]
Funerals are part and parcel of life in a church. While the Church gathers for celebrations such as […]
The grind of life, the monotonous routine, the boredom, and the sense of aimless striving can grip even […]
The culture war gnaws at Christians because it is no war at all. A war assumes a living […]