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September 2019

September 01, 2019

Jesus and the Compassionate Capitalist: A Reflection for Labor Day

There are a couple of sayings attributed to Jesus that Christians often use when attempting...

July 2019

July 02, 2019

Superhero Theology

I think that a lot of people stop taking their birthdays seriously after a certain...

June 2019

June 08, 2019

The Message of Pentecost: God Is Not Angry At Us

Jeanne and I watched a documentary not long ago called “Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets...

June 02, 2019

Passing the Baton: An Ascension Sunday Reflection

A disturbingly common mishap in recent Summer Olympic games has been the failure of U.S....

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Getting Jesus Out of the Tomb (and keeping him out)

During his Easter Sunday homily, my friend Mitch—the rector of the Episcopal church I attend—told...

April 23, 2019

What Do We Hope For?

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

April 19, 2019

God Is With Us: A Good Friday Reflection

During the college basketball season, Jeanne and I frequently watch a replay of the Providence...

April 16, 2019

Is the Time of Religion Over?

What is bothering me incessantly is the question of what Christianity really is, or indeed...

April 12, 2019

Why Christianity is a Mundane Religion

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

April 10, 2019

Remembering What Matters Most

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper. I cannot quite make...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

On My Birthday, Here Are Some Things That I Know Are True

Today is my birthday, so I ask for your indulgence. Our culture tends to assume...

December 2018

December 30, 2018

It’s the Incarnation, Dammit!

On Christmas Eve morning, I noticed that a Facebook friend had posted a poll on...

December 21, 2018

Advent 101: Making Advent a Season of Recentering

We seek retreats for ourselves in country places, on beaches and mountains . . ....

December 20, 2018

An Advent Reboot

We seek retreats for ourselves in country places, on beaches and mountains . . ....

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...

December 04, 2018

The Taming of Christmas, and How to Make it Wild Again

Just when you thought you had heard and read it all . . . "If...

December 02, 2018

Advent and the Blessing of Being Human

Each Advent for the past eight years, I have had the privilege of giving a...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Trailing Clouds of Glory, We Come From God

As we approach the Advent and Christmas seasons, I am in a forward-looking and hopeful...

November 25, 2018

Does Christianity Solve the Problem of Evil? (spoiler alert: no, it doesn’t)

In the six-plus years that I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve occasionally been asked what...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Halloween Jesus or Fire-Insurance Policy Jesus?

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

October 25, 2018

What to Do When You Get Tired of Being Angry

Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Ephesians 4:26 Another week, another bunch of...

October 23, 2018

Assisting the Absent God: Helping to Repair a Broken World

Every once in a while someone posts a comment on my blog that reminds me...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

Expecting to Find Light

We are not simply made by God—we are made of God Julian of Norwich I...

May 2018

May 06, 2018

What Christians Get Wrong About Jesus

Historical Christianity has fallen into the error that corrupts all attempts to communicate religion ....

April 2018

April 24, 2018

The A$$hole Saint

I come from a hardcore Protestant world, a world in which we did not do...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

The Christian Faith In a Nutshell

Sports fans old enough to remember the 70s and 80s will recall that a regular...

March 06, 2018

A Few Things That I Know To Be True

Today is my birthday, so I ask for your indulgence. Our culture tends to assume...

March 04, 2018

On Being Made of Meat

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

February 2018

February 22, 2018

Invading the Impossible

A few months ago, the gospel reading from Luke prompted our rector and my friend...

February 18, 2018

So Much Good. So Much Evil. Just Add Water

So here we are again, seeking as a country to deal with the latest horrific...

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