I find myself searching for a theology resource I could feel comfortable with, not just in content but in approach.
Courage to Ask: Feast of Thomas the Apostle
After a year of online Sunday School, he had lots of questions.
Philip’s faithfulness in the face of challenge
Today we celebrate and commemorate the Apostle Philip who, like most followers of Jesus named in the Gospels, we know very little about.
Who empties the trash? Who is Saint Bartholomew?
We were standing in front of an overflowing trash can in the neighborhood “fast-food chicken” franchise. It took me a moment to register my son asking me the question. I’d been daydreaming and lost in thought.
Celebrating Adelaide Teague Case and Religious Education
Today, June 19, we remember Adelaide Teague Case, who died seventy-one years ago. “An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church” tells us that Dr. Case was “the first woman to be appointed to full professional rank in an Anglican seminary.” She was a theologian, librarian, professor, and writer, but she lived at a time before women could be ordained in the Episcopal Church.
We Interrupt Your Bedtime Routine for this Christian Formation Opportunity
Last Sunday I had to bat cleanup after my own sermon. Sometime during the Nicene Creed, I realized that I’d left something out. It was an important point with significant pastoral implications.
Youth in the Wilderness: A Lenten Reflection
As we approach Lent, I wonder how we can use this season to help the teenagers in our care, at home and at church, keep the door open for faith.
Christ accepted Thomas’s questions. That’s a parenting lesson for me.
Jesus doesn’t scold or question Thomas; instead, he offers Thomas exactly what he needs.
Small Children, Big Questions
The stark questions of little people, especially around issues of faith and faith identity, can make us very uncomfortable.