Mark 4:26-34 What’s unseen but potentially everywhere? It’s so small that it’s hidden, but can spread rapidly and with great impact,...

The Church begins with the Yes of the Virgin of Nazareth —Hans von Balthasar (1905-1988) I’ve spent a good part of this Advent season...

EXODUS 32:1-14 What do you do when the only world you’ve ever known has been torn out from under you? When the world as you’ve known it...

Exodus 12:1-14 I remember well the days my two boys were born, one in September and the other in May, four years apart. When they were...

What do birds & racism have in common? [note: this post was originally written June 17, 2020, though only published now] I enjoy...

Job 3:1-10 Job 4:1-9 Job 7:11-21 I wasn’t really sure I wanted to wade into Job’s life this summer. As if we haven't got enough suffering...

Acts 1:1-14 Last week, Easter, we heard the story of women going to Jesus’ tomb to anoint his dead body, only to discover it missing and,...

Of all the four Gospel tellings of Jesus’ resurrection, I find that Mark’s is the one I least want to be stuck with. And now to be given...

Mark 13:1-8, Narrative Lectionary, March 29, 2020 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what...

Mark 4:35-41; Mark 5:1-20; Mark 5:21-45 This is a hard age to be alive in. We hear of wars and rumors of wars—some of those whispers are...

I’ve been thinking lately about why we gather in one place at a specific time to worship (Sunday mornings in our auditorium) and thought...

Kip and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Italy this fall. Here's a short reflection I wrote one afternoon: Today as we sat in...

Magnificat Lullaby Or Lullaby for Kingdom Come

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I personally don’t ever remember an angel showing up to deliver an important message to me....

In the mid-2000s, our family lived in northwest Kenya, among the Turkana people. That part of the world is arid semi-desert, filled with...

Road to Hell There’s no curtain to raise on the small stage in the Walter Kerr Theatre off of Times Square, but Hermes the narrator, our...

Greetings! As a member and pastor at Englewood Christian Church, I often have the opportunity to reflect on scripture and the way that it...