In this new year, I have spent the past two days on my couch with a cold. It’s just a cold. It’s not a big deal. But a trip to the supermarket this afternoon for more drugs exhausted me. So,… Continue reading

An email just arrived in my inbox instructing the various church staff to remove all of the Christmas decorations from the Sanctuary before next Sunday. This always grieves me. In this place — in the church — where we rebel… Continue reading

When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son.            … Continue reading

I don’t like to talk about myself in sermons. I want to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. I don’t want to muck that all up with any references to my own trials and tribulations. That fell apart on… Continue reading

In the mail today, I received an invitation from my home church celebrating their 100th anniversary. It’s on a Sunday so I can’t go but it’s got me thinking about this place. In fact, I’ve been thinking about this place… Continue reading

Photo by hubertk. Do books ever follow you? This particular book stalked me. It expert appeared in my email courtesy of the Alban Institute. Then it appeared again in the Christian Century fall book edition. And then, it started to… Continue reading

Last week, I spent two days in Boston to find the encouragement to Bless! This is one of the innovative things that is happening in the United Church of Christ — not just at Old South Church in Boston who… Continue reading

While there are several blog posts and articles that I really must write, I’m struck by the power of this article by Eve Ensler in the Huffington Post. In this article, she refers to recent news that I just can’t quite… Continue reading

I had coffee this afternoon with a colleague in ministry. This is a guy who has a long history in labor organizing and fighting for change. He is engaged and smart. I wanted to know what he thought about the… Continue reading

The title of my sermon for this Sunday is simply: One. This is a stark contrast to today’s news that there are presently 7 billion people in the world. What is one person in the midst of 7 billion? What… Continue reading