Taking it to the streets on Good Friday

By |2018-03-02T16:34:56-06:00April 4th, 2015|

Most Good Fridays, I go to my suburban church where I watch a service that is beautiful, moving, tear-jerking at times. It has been planned out for months, every note of music carefully scripted, every video [...]

Opening the gift of the present

By |2018-03-02T16:35:04-06:00April 1st, 2015|

What do you think of when you hear the words, "fully present"? Present means to be here. When you were in school, maybe your teachers took attendance. Students would respond to their name by saying, [...]

Why the Psalms are in the Bible

By |2018-03-02T16:35:06-06:00March 30th, 2015|

My friend Jen is Episcopal, and the girl knows her way around The Book of Common Prayer --a book I never even heard of until I was in college. I'm vaguely jealous of her familiarity [...]

Lavish love

By |2018-03-02T16:35:14-06:00March 26th, 2015|

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it [...]

Shabbat Shalom

By |2015-03-21T21:53:00-05:00March 21st, 2015|

Shabbat Shalom. Sabbath Peace. I hope you experience it this weekend. This week I got a very nice letter from a reader named David. He's a physician, husband and father, and shared some of his [...]

You are #DeeplyLoved (even if you doubt it)

By |2018-03-02T16:35:52-06:00March 5th, 2015|

“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24) One of the best gifts I gave my kids, according to them, was the freedom to doubt and question their faith. This may seem counter-intuitive. [...]

Is God adorable?

By |2018-03-02T16:36:41-06:00February 25th, 2015|

What, or whom, do you adore? Your kids, your spouse, your friends? Coffee or chocolate? An adorable cappuccino. We tend to use the word adore and all its iterations rather lightly. "That is [...]

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