For many years, I took Lent as an opportunity to add a spiritual practice.
Lessons from a Sabbatical
When I took a sabbatical from my congregation last fall, I planned to be away from home for half of the ten week time period.
The New Look of Christendom
Now, I understand that it is now considered problematic to use the Hebrew Scriptures as Phillip did in this passage, as proof-texts of the divinity of Jesus, but that is not the problem I’m interested in here.
Magic and Miracles
The reality is more astonishing than the illusion.
Journey with the Saints to Alaska
Vacation Bible School at Saint Michael and All Angels in Corona del Mar, CA occurs on two Friday nights in mid-July.
Graduating with Gratitude
Each year as I prepare my sermon for the baccalaureate Eucharist service, I discern which kernels of wisdom I may offer to prepare them for a world of division, plagues, war, political upheaval, and godlessness. I wonder what they will take with them along with their diplomas and Bibles as they graduate and leave chapel.
What’s In The Word? A Podcast to Help Children and Youth Find Themselves in Scripture
Our churches can, and must, be spaces where children are seen, heard, known, and loved for exactly who they are.
Gathering up the Seemingly Disparate Elements
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955) lived a full and varied life.
Preaching the Word, Teaching Inclusion
Last week, as priests and pastors and children’s ministers and people of all stripes working in churches attempted to make sense of the miraculous healing at the heart of the lectionary, some extremely important questions came up.
Finding grace in flowers and snow and everywhere in between
Margaret of Cortona is remembered for her spirit of repentance and supplication.