In yesterday’s worship and liturgy class I showed students the “new thing” in worship—at least it’s new to me…I’m sure for everyone else it’s old

When the grand jury decided to not indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who repeatedly shot and killed eighteen-year-old Michael Brown, many Christian leaders expressed

This past summer, as part of an NEH seminar on Dante. I visited the beautiful town of Assisi, home of St. Francis. While we were

Ladies and Gentlemen: John the Baptizer is missing! JB: I am not missing. I am right here. I simply no longer wish to be associated

“A deliberate tension must be built into our practice of the Advent season. Christ has come, and yet not all things have reached completion. While

  O Wisdom, you come forth from the mouth of the Most High. You create the universe and hold all things together with strength and

This past Tuesday I dug up sweet potatoes from the garden box in churchyard. It was the last of the summer harvest that needed to