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A Paranormal Resurrection
For SundayEaster 3B Collect O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.…
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Trust and Palm Sunday in the Pandemic
For SundayPalm Sunday Collect Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of…
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Lifted Up – the complexity at the center of Jesus’s teaching
For SundayThe Fifth Sunday of Lent Collect Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true…
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God is not in the condemnation business
For SundayThe Fourth Sunday of Lent Collect Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one…
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Satan As a Swear Word
There is such power in this rebuke that it shatters our focus on the moment. Like when a trusted authority uses a swear word.
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Beyond the Ashes
For many, Ash Wednesday is a day of obligation. Others have no clue what it is. Its purpose is to open our hearts to change.
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The Transfiguration and the Pandemic
For SundayThe Last Sunday after the Epiphany Collect O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory;…
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Cleaning up our character after the Siege
After domestic terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol, people of faith try to understand what is going on with their neighbors. The Good Samaritan whitewash I’ve seen a lot of people of faith try to address the moment in ways they hope will calm the waters of discontent. And there’s something about it that doesn’t entirely…