I’m taking a little break from the events of the world this week. There’s plenty going on and lots of preachers and bloggers who will be exploring how we show our love of God, self, and neighbor in a world filled with chaos. Instead, I’m going to focus on the reading from Ruth, All Saints … Read More
A few days after my mother died, I went to church. I wasn’t preaching so I thought I would be okay being there for worship. Many people said, “Why are you here?” or “You shouldn’t be here.” They meant well. But where else would I go in the early days of grief? Yes, church is … Read More
This week my Facebook feed has filled up with articles about church. How to be a vital church, how to attract Millennials (back?) to church, how to welcome children in church, how to create intergenerational church, and a few other topics I’m not remembering at the moment. Maybe it’s the coming of Pentecost that is … Read More
Not doing anything that will cause another to fail seems like a good idea, an excellent spiritual practice, as a matter of fact. However, in this age of political correctness we run risk of taking this too far, forgetting the context in which these words were written. We tend to err on the side of … Read More
As the liturgical year nears its end, the Gospel reading rightfully raises the question of what we do with our gifts. It would be easy enough to ask this question individually. We know if we are giving back based on what we have been given or if we have have left our gifts hidden and … Read More
In contemplating the familiar passage from 1 Corinthians, I started to wonder what Paul might say if he were writing to the Church today. Then I realized that I don’t know what Paul might say, but this is what I would write. Dear Followers of Christ; In Christ there is no distinction among us. The … Read More
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