One of the ministries PB and I have helped to start in the parishes we’ve served is a visitation ministry. It involves training lay...

Jesus seemed to know of their argument. And so he sat down, in the position of a rabbi, and began to teach them. First he taught them...

To me this passage has an important message: that those of us who assume roles of leadership, governance, and instruction— also need to...

That’s is deal with hypocrisy: there is a fundamental mismatch between behavior and values. The Greek word hypocrite was technical term...

Some of these people who are done with church, or “Dones” as they are called, have nonetheless found meaningful spiritual connections....

“Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.” My friend Martha moved to New Orleans this summer. We have been...

Remember the good ol’ days? Everyone’s got some time in the past that seemed the best of times. Whether it’s the carefree days of high...

This week I had the privilege of visiting with Dr and Mrs Baker, two of our homebound members. Part of the ministry of our congregation...

My first year at college, I had to opportunity to play French horn in Stravinski’s Rite of Spring. The Rite of Spring is a seminal 20th...

It is a common question among the jostling middle schoolers waiting in line. Kids who are clumsy, outgrowing their bodies, still learning...

It seems like a classic teenage confrontation: The child defies the parent, refusing to obey their rules or submit to their judgment I’ll...

Do you remember when you were a kid on the first day of summer? I remember waking up in my bed, thinking to myself, “What I am going to...

We had a pretty good storm on Tuesday night, didn’t we? Trees were uprooted, power lines downed, four tornados in the state! Even those...

During the years I was a stay at home mom, I taught my daughter Stephanie’s pre-school Sunday school class. For the lesson on the...

Lynn had a special plate which graced her fireplace mantle. It was given to her at her wedding, and it was inscribed with Jesus’ words...

Over a decade ago, my friends Austin and Maris adopted twins from Russia.They were ½ years old when they came from the orphanage to CT. ...

At my alma mater, Oberlin College outside of Cleveland, OH There was controversy every graduation. The controversy was whether to walk...

Does anyone remember those choose-your-own-ending books? In these books there were points in the story where you had to make a decision:...

Then they arrived at Mount Sinai. Moses went up the mountain and God gave him the 10 Commandments--- the sign of God’s covenant with the...

That children’s sermon got me thinking about house cleaning. I remember one time when my poor mother had just about had it. I was 16...