Diana Butler Bass, Grounded: Part 1
I have a bit of a confession. I have just started to read Grounded by Dianna Butler Bass. I know it came out last year, and yes it has been sitting on my shel...
Tag: Spirituality
Live Long and Prosper: The Spirituality of Star Trek
On Christmas night I was looking for something to watch. I had my fill of Christmas movies, which seem to start earlier and earlier each year, so I needed some...
Discernment
He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow t...
The Fog is Lifting: Some Post-Election Thoughts
Then Came the Morning. I believe it was the Bill Gaither Trio that made the song that these words come from famous. It is a song about the despair that the Apo...
Sometimes we Have to Climb Trees
The 19th Chapter of the Gospel of Luke contains the story of Zacchaeus and is a story that points out to us that the grace of God can accomplish what humanity c...
Withdrawing for Prayer
One of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of pastoral ministry is self-care. As ministers, we need to take care of ourselves, so we are in the r...
Christian Values, What are They?
There has been a lot of talk during this presidential election cycle about Christian values. Candidates have talked about their faith more in this election tha...
The Image of God and the Present Culture War
In a recent New York Times Op-Ed, David Brooks wrote about the culture war that we have heard so much about during this election cycle. In the piece, he argues...
Lead us not Into Temptation
At a recent Tuesday evening Bible Study at Church, I was asked what the saying from Matthew 6:13, “lead us not into temptation” means. As you are aware we pray...
The Waiting Cross
Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be ...