I think a lot, sometimes, about the “Reason for the Season.” The importance of Christmas is often overstated. After all, of our four gospels, only four felt any need to discuss the birth of Christ. The Gospel of Mark begins…
Happy New Year! No, I didn’t send this out a month early. With Advent begins thenew Christian Liturgical Calendar, our New Year. No, I’m not going to quiz you on this. (Unless Lily asks for triviaquestions again next Lent… hmmm…)…
The Holidays are coming, and with them good food, good music, goodgatherings, the whole nine yards. But it also comes with heartbreakand sorrow. Empty seats at the table, in the sanctuary. Friends andfamily gone, sometimes from loss, other times from…
There is a wide gulf between what is popular and what is right. This isn’t to say that the popular decision is always the wrong one, butdoing a thing simply because it will be well received rarely is holiness. Ittends…
The best judge of the character of an organization is not what it doeswhen things are going smooth, or easy. Anyone can be optimal whenthings are going great. Like the ball coach who is magnanimous invictory, the politician who can…
The last month of Summer is upon us and that’s always a bit of aninteresting time in the church. In general, Summer is tough toprogram for… people are unpredictably busy, last second trips seemto happen fairly often and while the…