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July 2021

July 14, 2021

The Tongue of a Teacher

One of the many positive things that happened to me during the months of pandemic...

July 03, 2021

Nationalism is Unpatriotic: An Independence Day Reflection

I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of Independence Day. I fully...

May 2021

May 29, 2021

The Trinity and Adult Beverages: A Reflection on Trinity Sunday

Next to Lent, the part of the liturgical calendar that I have always found least...

May 10, 2021

Christians Should Pay Less Attention to Their Souls, and More Attention to Their Bodies

“What’s the difference between chili con carne and chili con queso?” I ask my freshman...

May 09, 2021

A Mothers Day Reflection: Her Children Rise Up and Call Her Blessed

I once learned something interesting about giraffes from one of my colleagues. He was lecturing...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

The Message of Advent: Stay Awake!

I have the privilege of giving the sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, at...

November 10, 2020

Hope: The Thing with Feathers

During his first speech as the new President-elect last Saturday evening, Joe Biden quoted lines...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Exorcising the Ghosts of Jesus Past

One Sunday, toward the end of a particularly lively and deep seminar with my “Living...

October 25, 2020

“If people are just going to keep doing that, I wish I’d never been born.”

We’ve all done this, we bang and bang on the door of hope, and don’t...

August 2020

August 21, 2020

The Big Sister I Always Wanted: Remembering Marsue

Every once in a while, our lives are blessed with a person who uniquely and...

July 2020

July 03, 2020

“There Shall be None to Make Him Afraid”–An Independence Day Reflection

Every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig-tree, and there shall...

June 2020

June 07, 2020

Celebrating Life in Difficult Times: Some Thoughts on Trinity Sunday

It’s Trinity Sunday. Don’t worry, I’m not going to try to explain that very strange...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

A Memorial Day Message for Christians: Patriotism is Good, but Nationalism is Not

Memorial Day is a day for solemn remembrance, a time that this year must also...

April 2020

April 11, 2020

New Life is for Real: A Childhood Easter Tale

Several years ago, just in time for the Christmas holiday season, a new book by Sarah...

April 05, 2020

Palm Sunday and the Teaching Life

With Palm Sunday begins what will be the strangest Holy Week of my lifetime. The...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

Don’t Be Afraid to Die

Last Sunday was the Fifth Sunday of Lent; we are heading directly for Palm Sunday,...

March 29, 2020

Step back, be quiet, and be at peace

My friend Mitch, who is the priest-in-charge at the Episcopal church I attend, has asked...

January 2020

January 12, 2020

What Really Happened that Day at the Jordan River?

The season of Epiphany, squeezed in between the Christmas season and Lent, is the annual...

January 06, 2020

An Epiphany in Real Time

Yesterday was the Feast of the Epiphany, the first day of the liturgical season that...

December 2019

December 10, 2019

Living in a Minor Key

At some point early in their musical training, all serious musicians are introduced to the...

August 2019

August 15, 2019

Does Faith Need a Creed?

One Sunday, I decided to pay close attention to the words of the Nicene Creed...

August 11, 2019

This is Just Too Weird: Dealing with Inconvenient Truths from the Gospels

During the three years that I lived in Milwaukee while completing my Ph.D. studies at...

August 08, 2019

We are not better than this, and this is exactly who we are

In the aftermath of two more mass shootings last Saturday, I read a number of...

August 04, 2019

The National Cathedral Speaks Truth to Donald Trump

“Christians Tired of Being Misrepresented.” “I’m Not That Kind of Christian.” “The Christian Left.” These...

June 2019

June 16, 2019

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit walk into a bar: Some thoughts about Trinity Sunday and Ordinary Time

Next to Lent, the part of the liturgical calendar that I have always found least...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

A Mother’s Day Remembrance: Her Children Rise Up and Call Her Blessed

I once learned something interesting about giraffes from one of my colleagues. He was lecturing...

May 09, 2019

I’ll Remember You

There is no greatness where there is no goodness, simplicity, or truth Leo Tolstoy Although Jeanne...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

What Do We Hope For?

“Now abide faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.” These words...

April 05, 2019

From Living Stones to Spiritual Houses

The Bible is filled with rocks. The patriarchs pile rocks up every time they want...

December 2018

December 09, 2018

Banging on the Door of Hope

We’ve all done this, we bang and bang on the door of hope, and don’t...

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