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March 16, 2025

Lent: Walking on the Downslope of God

I've made a big deal over the dozen-plus years of this blog's existence of why...

March 14, 2025

A Return to the Problem of Evil–Part One

This week is Spring Break at my college--a week I am using to catch up...

March 11, 2025

What Does “Conversion” Mean?

Conversion is an odd phenomenon. I've often observed that those who convert, who ''tum around"...

March 02, 2025

When God Is Silent: N.T. Wright on Lament and Faith

When the Spirit Groans In a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, "Everything...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

Longing to be Whole: A Transfiguration Sunday Reflection

This coming Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday, the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday and the beginning...

February 25, 2025

What is the Best Proof for the Existence of God?

Man is in his actions and practices, as well as in his fictions, essentially a...

February 23, 2025

What Happens When We Pray?

In her spiritual memoir Still, Lauren Winner begins a brief chapter on prayer by noting...

February 18, 2025

Are You Tired of Being Angry Yet?

Do not letthe sun go down on your wrath. Ephesians 4:26 Although I have been...

February 11, 2025

Seeing the Soul: Love, Beauty, and the Mystery of Connection

Beautiful Souls Because I'm a romantic at heart, I'll be posting two Valentine's Day-themed posts...

February 09, 2025

An Unexpected Speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast

The annual National Prayer Breakfast happened last Thursday. I don't know what happened or what...

February 04, 2025

WTF Would Jesus Do?

This year Christians are marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea--at least those...

February 02, 2025

The Greek Philosopher You’ve Never Heard Of

I haven't had a chance to teach the ancient greats in philosophy in several semesters,...

January 2025

January 31, 2025

The Beatitudes: A Radical Call to Change Everything

Blessed Are . . . The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple...

January 28, 2025

Wearing the Gospel on your Sleeve

Rev. Dan Anderson, the pastor of the Lutheran church Jeanne attends and that I am...

January 24, 2025

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

This coming Sunday is Epiphany 3; the appointed readings include two of my favorite passages...

January 22, 2025

Julian of Norwich’s Parable of the Lord and the Servant

Several weeks ago, I posted that because of a number of seemingly random coincidences, I...

January 07, 2025

My Word for 2025

Anne Lamott tells the story of an older woman who, along with other active geriatric...

January 05, 2025

Getting Ready for Epiphany

The Feast of the Epiphany is January 6. Let's consider the heart of this unique...

December 2024

December 29, 2024

First Sunday after Christmas: In the Beginning was the Word

The gospel reading in all three liturgical years for the First Sunday after Christmas is...

December 22, 2024

The Fourth Sunday of Advent: Mother Mary Comes To Me

Three years ago I had the privilege of giving the Advent 4 sermon at Trinity...

December 20, 2024

During this Christmas Season, Don’t be Stupid

In December of 1942, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a Christmas letter to a number of his...

December 15, 2024

Why Faith Can’t Avoid Being Political

I've been steering away from politics here ever since last month's election and intend to...

December 10, 2024

He Is Like a Refiner’s Fire

The reading from the Jewish scriptures for last Sunday's Second Sunday of Advent was from...

December 08, 2024

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant

I was saddened to hear a couple of days ago that Fr. Wilfred Thiesen died...

December 03, 2024

Beauty for Ashes

On a beautiful, crystal clear June afternoon in 2002 I sat in an alpine meadow...

November 2024

November 24, 2024

A Beautiful Conversation About Grief

You may have noticed that I've been providing more links to view and listen to...

November 15, 2024

Christianity and Power

So how are you doing ten days after the election? In the wee hours of...

November 12, 2024

Darkness, Silence, and Prayer

One Sunday some time ago as I was listening to our local NPR station in...

November 10, 2024

I’m Only One Person–What Can I Do?

The Proper 27 psalm and gospel readings for today are very appropriate for where we...

October 2024

October 31, 2024

Getting Rid of Halloween Jesus

It's Halloween. Halloween gives me the opportunity to consider my long and checkered past with...

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