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April 2023

April 16, 2023

Gospel Reflection: Why I Love Doubting Thomas

Poor "Doubting Thomas." The focal point of today's gospel reading, he's usually thought of as ...

April 09, 2023

Easter Sunday: The Last Installment in the Limitations of Language Series

Holy Week has led to this day: Easter Sunday. Perhaps taking a closer look at...

April 07, 2023

Good Friday: Part 6 in the Limitations of Language Series

Good Friday is far more about life than death. Three often overlooked elements of the...

April 03, 2023

Palm Sunday: Part 1 in the Language of Christianity Series

Palm Sunday invites us to follow Jesus on his journey to the cross and beyond...

March 2023

March 19, 2023

Gospel Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Lent on Seeing

The gospel reading on the Fourth Sunday of Lent is all about what it means...

October 2021

October 23, 2021

A Desperate Longing to See

Einstein and his contemporaries in the early 20th century were fascinated with light. His special...

October 16, 2021

Little Joey Waits for Santa

Photo by Mike Arney on Unsplash I loved last Sunday’s readings, with their clever connective...

September 2021

September 04, 2021

On Being Opened

Photo by Ben McLeod on Unsplash My church is offering a spiritual growth opportunity that...

June 2021

June 19, 2021

Crashing Waves and Turbulent Skies

Hurtling through space at 550 miles an hour a good 35,000 feet above ground might...

April 2021

April 14, 2021

Why I Have a Crush on ‘Doubting Thomas’

Doubting Thomas gets a royally bad rap. There's a lot he has to teach us...

March 2021

March 27, 2021

Reserved Powers in Real Life

If the Christian faith had a constitution and bylaws (spoiler alert: it does), what could...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

On Seeing and What Is Seen

Maybe it's not what we look at. Maybe it's how we see.

February 20, 2021

Jesus Loves Tidy

The water of floods and the dryness of desert may be just what we need...

February 07, 2021

A Fern By Any Other Name, Part 2

Jesus' formula for the fullness of life is clean and simple. But not easy.

January 2021

January 30, 2021

On Bulbs, Becoming, and Beauty that Awaits

Photo compliments of my own gosh darn phone For Christmas this year, my sister gave...

January 16, 2021

Up a Creek

Photo by Lucas Ludwig on Unsplash One of the thousands of downsides to shelter-in-place orders...

January 16, 2021

Furious Grapes

Photo by Валерия on Unsplash I have been teaching a literature class virtually for high...

January 16, 2021

Being Open When the Door is Closed

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Have you ever had one of those times in...