On the pulpit of a small church in Scotland, I found an image of the burning bush and a Latin inscription: nec tamen consumebatur. Moses was keeping the flock of […]
During an ordination interview, a candidate was challenged about self-care. Had he been working hard enough at working less? [Jesus said] “Come to me, all you who are weary and […]
During the pandemic, who, in our surrounding communities, missed our churches when we shut down in-person gatherings? What good is it, my siblings, if you say you have faith but […]
In the 2018 blockbuster movie, Black Panther, T’Challa returns to his native African home of Wakanda in order to replace his deceased father as king. But in order to defend […]
One of the first churches I voluntarily attended regularly had a preacher who was very rousing, but his point was always the same. I was pretty critical of this at […]
The believers at Ephesus were admonished by the Apostle Paul to communicate with each other through poetic song and musical celebration. …speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs […]
I know someone who responds to every tummy ache, horrendous headline, flat tire, financial disaster, and family tragedy with the same preternatural equanimity. This too shall pass. All will be […]
The Bosque del Apache is a National Wildlife Refuge two hours south of the church I serve in Santa Fe. Established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 57,000-acre […]