When Jesus tells the parable about the shepherd who chases after the one lost sheep, we think a) it's our responsibility to do the same,...

What does a letter from St. Paul, an athlete's heartfelt show of support, and Jesus' challenge to count the cost have in common? Love,...

Yesterday I was standing on line to get a bagel. In front of me was a mom, her two year old son – maybe 2 ½ - and her baby. The baby...

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee came to the tomb, taking the spices that they...

Yes, Easter is coming. And one week out on Palm Sunday, we compress the story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem with the passion...

"They can be tenacious in a pack!" That was the headline that greeted me when I opened my email Inbox. After spending a good hour...

The full sermon is recorded above. Here are the highlights - What is more challenging than Jesus' instructions to Love our enemies, do...

"The Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, release to the captives, sight to the blind and freedom to the oppressed! Today...

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of...

Merry Christmas! For those keeping score at home, we’re on our 6th Day of Christmas. Which means that, if you look under your pew, each...

Love came down at Christmas. Love all lovely, love Divine. Love was born at Christmas Star and angels gave the sign. - Christina...

Yesterday I joined with about 200 or more people in a joyful worship experience down in Alexandria. Do you know what makes for a joyful...

May I speak in the name of our creative, redemptive, challenging God. Amen. I’ve learned a lot about God from my dog Annie. Joel and I...

What is it you want to hear in a sermon? There are probably as many answers to that question as there are people in the room. Maybe a...

Perhaps you watched one, or both, or some of the two national funerals this week – Aretha Franklin and John McCain. Two very different...

St. Paul had an experience of God – a dramatic one (Gal 1, Acts 9, 2 Cor 12) – where he was reminded that God loves him. Despite the...

I was asked this week – What industry do you work in? To which I answered – the good news of forgiveness industry – frankly – a much...

“For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength” (1 Cor 1:25) In the earlier letter...

What is your favorite sandwich? Not the gospel-prompting question you were probably expecting this morning perhaps? So, what is it? Me...

It was, no doubt, laughable to Goliath and the Philistines when David, the ruddy, little shepherd kid, arrived to do battle. He tells...