In September of 1939, King George VI of Great Britain was obliged to give the first major radio address of his career. The existential future of Great Britain would be […]
These last few chapters of Matthew’s gospel are littered with bits and pieces of Jesus’ words of what would happen to him if he went to Jerusalem. What is astounding […]
Covid finally caught me for the first time, more than three years into the pandemic. I thought I was vaxxed and ready for whatever she’d dish out, but within hours […]
Jesus had achieved celebrity status and couldn’t go out in the marketplace without somebody recognizing him as the newest folk rabbi who had captured the imagination of the entire countryside. […]
In the last couple of weeks’ sermons on Joseph, we had a beginning and a dramatic middle, but we made no attempt to resolve the story. After being thrown into […]
In an old Monty Python sketch, the Pope chastises a reckless Michelangelo for painting the last supper with twenty-eight disciples and three Christs. Amid offensive content and perfect comic timing, […]
This is one of those credit-where-credit is due, let-me-tell-you-the-story-of-what-God-has-done-for-me Psalms. Enemies threaten, mighty waters overwhelm, snares entwine. David is all but lost. Then through a raging storm, God comes hurling […]
If the stories of the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs were turned into a made-for-cable reality series, today would mark the beginning of the fourth season. And what would make these […]
Countryside Conversations: Gather. Discuss. Connect. Join us for our first Countryside Conversation, Sunday, Aug. 20, in Marys’ Hall at 11:15 a.m. This is a facilitated, reflective and healing discussion on […]
