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I was going to write about the virtue of Humility, but I’m just not good enough… Hmm, perhaps that’s false humility—and a lack of courage to

I wrote in the last two weeks (here and here) about chastity, as part of a series on Stewardship, Chastity and Humility.

Hmm… I hadn’t planned on writing about chastity on Valentine’s Day… I’ll have to factor that in next time… But what better day to consider c

I’m writing a series on stewardship, chastity and humility, virtues that underlie monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience, virtues

I wrote last week about Stewardship, Chastity and Humility, virtues that underlie the vows of Poverty, Celibacy and Obedience taken by monks

Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable one. 1...

The season of Epiphany is all about God revealing himself to the world—about Jesus showing who he is to others.

At the manger we see a variety of characters and a variety of responses to the birth of Christ.

The calling to ministry and service comes in a variety of ways and through many different means.

The lectionary, which appoints readings that we use in our weekend services, recently gave us readings from Esther and Ruth, as well as the

The word “discipline” often conjures up images of a child sitting for “time-out,” or conflict in the classroom. The word seems to mean many

One of our prayers was certainly answered this week: an early, clear outcome of the presidential election without unrest and accusations and

Happy Halloween! One of the scary parts of many Halloweens is that election day is right around the corner…

The Sunday Old Testament readings recently have come from Job. Job went through horrible tragedy and loss through no fault of his own.

When I was a kid and my dad would take me to a baseball game, I found the experience full of majesty and mystery.

As news starts to come out of stricken mountain locations after the remnants of hurricane Helene passed through, we’ve heard of tremendous d

Each day, we step forward into new opportunities, building on what has come before.

We used to be a nation of joiners, finding our identity in various institutions such as churches, clubs and service organizations.

In my sermon last Sunday, I took note of how we sometimes try to figure out how to give God the minimum to get by.

I pray that you are well and thriving! What does thriving look like?