There is nothing “normal” or “typical” about Holy Week and Easter this year. COVID-19 has messed with our “usual” ways of experiencing a...

Do you ever wonder how to pray? I sure do. That’s especially true when I am confused or worried, when the situation is too complex to t...

Why is red the color of choice for the commercial and cultural celebration of St. Valentine’s Day? Some suggest that, since red enhances ...

#mainthing #Christcrucified #Jesus #churchminitry #coventrycathedral #shipsofheaven Saint Michael’s Parish Church of Coventry, located in...

#Whatdoyoubelieve #TrustingGod #Holy Simple Theology My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with g...

#Christmas#Christmascarols#hope#hatred#Longfellow# Like millions of others, I watched and listened to portions of the funeral service for...

#downsizing #simplicity #spiritualformation #onething Like so many before me, one thing that retirement did was force me (and my wife, Li...

#questions #love #askinggoodquestions I just finished a book by Alice Fryling called Seeking God Together (IVP. © 2009) about the kinds o...

Christine Valters Paintner in her book Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice talks about the beauty of the...

#prayer, #attentive to God, In the long run, prayer is not about formulas, lists and methods. It’s about being with God and God being wi...

Jesus said to them, “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” And He continued, “You have a fine w...

I heard a good word this morning. It first came in a message shared by a pastor-friend who posed the question “Who am I?” at the beginni...

God’s will for our lives and how we live toward others ... even those we find hard to deal with? It’s clear. Not simple but clear. Love...

I read something recently that was so very freeing. Exploding mythes we tell ourselves of the "way they ought to be" rather than the way...