Some of the best sermons are stories. Jesus certainly thought so. The story that follows was originally written by Oscar Wilde. Called “The Young King,” it’s… read more

Most people are excited by a great celebration — particularly, those celebrations which include delicious food, party favors, decorations, games, door prizes and good… read more

What to do when your church doesn’t want to celebrate Advent? When they rush into Christmas? Let me answer that question by posing another one. Spoiler alert: this is a… read more

I tell my students and young colleagues not to talk too long on days like Ash Wednesday and Maundy Thursday. They come, not looking for pulpit wizardry, but for the tangible… read more

Exodus 20:1-17 (paired well with Psalm 19) was the focus of my blog for October 8, just twenty weeks ago, so I’ll refer you there for my stuff about Torah as… read more

For Lent 1, the Gospel curiously retreats to Mark 1:9-15, verses that were split just last month between the Baptism of our Lord and Epiphany 3, two weeks later. I think the… read more