Lent, like Advent, is a time in-between. It is between the incarnation of Christ and His appearance in […]
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Because these wings are no longer wings to flyBut merely vans to beat the airThe air which is […]
In the beginning there was as a tree, and concerning that tree there was a Word from God. […]
I cannot recall if it was during a Sunday School class or perhaps it was a Vacation Bible […]
At this point we have grown accustomed to the shocking and disruptive voice of John the Baptist. He […]
Mountains of colored paper, wrinkled and ripped, pushed behind the aging tree. Yesterday’s sparkling lights now highlight the […]
Today, we find ourselves just one week away from the great celebration of Christmas Day. Next weekend we […]
Today we lit the mysterious pink candle in our Advent Wreath. Very little happens in the Church that […]
Advent is often associated with hope. That seems to be a common answer to why many churches now […]
Three years ago, Nick Cave wrote, in an answer to fans’ questions on his The Red Hand Files, […]
Coming to church is different for everyone. You enter the sanctuary of the church of your choosing on […]
It has been said that good hymns help us to sing theology into our hearts. The confessions of […]
On All Hallows Eve, October 31st, in the year 1517, Martin Luther nailed to the door of the […]
The serpent told the woman she would not die if she ate the forbidden fruit. Oh sure, God […]
To be certain, the book of Ruth may not be the best known of the Old Testament writings. […]
To continue a thought from the last thing I wrote, horror movies can, on the one hand, serve […]
On this day, twenty-one years ago, people across our country and around the world came face-to-face with a […]
Euthanasia is a euphemism. They share a Greek root for the word “good,” “eu-.” “Eu-phemism” means, literally, to […]
A few weeks back I was privileged to preside over the installation of the new pastor at Christ […]
So often we avoid the word “dead” with phrases like, “she passed away,” or, “we lost her.” Obviously […]