It’s worth a smile or two to realize how human it is, right now—a couple new inches of snow on the fields just outside my

“In our own lives, too, we all too often deny the grace we’ve been given in barren places…Sooner or later, we must learn to deal

Irish writer Colm Toibin once authored a controversial novella about the mother of Jesus called The Testament of Mary. Around the time of its release,

As I move though the season of Advent this year, my waiting and anticipation of the birth of Christ has had an eagerness to it

I’ll admit, I got duped into signing up for Audible a few months back. I always sign up for promotions and then forget to cancel.

It’s a bit daunting to follow up Heidi De Jonge here every two weeks. Heidi plumbs her personal and pastoral experience in a deep yet

On these days surrounding the second Sunday of Advent, I wear a chain around my neck. The chain holds the wedding band that used to

Two weeks ago I did a short blog here as part of our annual fundraiser (and thank you to all who chipped in!).   In it

Not only did the Puritans not celebrate Thanksgiving, they firmly banned Christmas. (Spoiler alert: the Puritans did not celebrate Easter either.) The Puritans rejected Christmas