I have had an interesting day where the topic of prayer has been front and central. I had a conversation with one of our companions...

We have had feedback that sending home CD’s with the kids for VBS isn’t terribly helpful anymore, as many of you don’t own CD players...

I found myself deeply torn this week about what to do with the sermon with the topic of immigration. On the one hand, it would be...

I was surprised this week when our Bible study focused in on one small section of the text for Sunday. Paul loses his temper, people mob...

Acts is a special book, because it really is the only book of its type in the Bible. It is the only book with stories of how the early...

A week ago, a gunman opened fire in Christ Church New Zealand, killing 50 people and wounding 50 more people. I have been particularly...

Turn the other cheek. Love your enemies. Bless those who curse you. Walk the extra mile. Give without expecting anything in return. This...

Here it is…the last epistle reflection of 2018! We close with another Hebrew prophet—Micah—who leaves us with another Hebrew word to...

As we continue into advent we come to another Hebrew word inspired by the prophets—Alaz. Rejoice or exult! Or at its root, Joy. I am...

First, a big thank you to you all—the church looks lovely! The hanging of the greens was a wonderful time, and I deeply appreciate the...

Advent is here! That means we begin the waiting. Every year I try to take a bit of a different approach to this season, and this year is...

Ooops! There goes Jesus again—saying things that totally challenge all that we good American Capitalists hold dear. So inconvenient when...

So it cannot be avoided…The scripture this week (Mark 9:36-50) has Jesus saying the word that is translated as “Hell” three times, and...

The scripture this week has all sorts of good tidbits, but let’s just start with the beginning. Jesus is once again trying to explain to...

So, you will have noticed that it has been a while since my last post/epistle…my apologies, as I know that I committed to keeping these...

Ever have one of those vacations where you loaded so much into it that you got home and thought, “I could really use a vacation now,” ?...

This last week of my time in New York has been largely focused on the history of this place. As you might imagine, that is a rich topic....

Something that I continually marvel at is the power that certain places have over us. Last week we were headed to brunch with a friend...

I have seen many Broadway shows over my lifetime. I have seen big productions. I have seen original casts. I have seen them in London,...

So another learning from that Mountaineers trip from a few years ago where we were studying improv comedy was “Yes, and…” The idea is...