Staged Reading of Madeleine L’Engle’s Poem: Catechumen
The poem, "Catechumen," by author Madeleine L'Engle makes a wonderful addition to the observation of Lent. "Catechumen" narrates a conversation between "The Wind" and "A Very Young Star" as they watch what the listener...
Christmas (Faraway, So Close): A Meditation for Epiphany
The Christmas music has faded. The Christmas lights are slowly but surely going dark and coming down. Today we watch the Wise Men arrive in Bethlehem and then depart by another road. In a...
Christian Hissstory
I was wrapping up my work-from-home day a few weeks ago when my three-year-old daughters wandered into the bedroom and piled onto the loveseat where I was studying. They started leafing through my Bibles,...
Lighting the Advent Wreath: Peace Litany
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Into the Light
Luke 23.50 – 24.12
When my wife and I first got married, we spent more than a little time talking about the future—as you do when you first get married. After all you’ve dedicated yourself...
Smells Like…Lent
The other night I was down in the basement mopping an area of the floor where the cat had created an unauthorized extension of his litter box and wondering if it was too late...
Candlemas is Come at Last
I’ve been reading about Candlemas this past week: the celebration of Christ’s presentation in the Temple forty days after His birth. I’ve read the story from Luke 2.22-40 many times. What I did not...
The Tomb is Still Empty
Worship services on the Sunday after Easter are typically the lowest attended of the year. In effect, Easter Sunday has become for us what Palm Sunday was for Jesus and the Twelve. Looking out...
A Benediction for Ash Wednesday
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