As I think about Easter and Holy Week, I reflect on the film, The Passion of the Christ. It’s hard to believe it was a 2004 film, almost 20 years old. It was a great movie, but I have to admit, I only …
On Suffering
The most challenging question in humanity, certainly of our faith, is “Why is there suffering in the world?” I’ve come to learn that this is the right question. For Christians, the wrong question …
A Bright Sadness
I was a cradle Episcopalian, christened as a child, confirmed in middle school, and faithfully attending the Church of England in America until I was in my early 20s. Practices like liturgy and …
Come to the Table
There is a sacred space in your home, potentially as important to the spiritual, emotional, and physical health of your family as your local church. It is your table. “The table is the place of …
Always Valentine’s Day
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. I have to admit, I find myself a little jaded about Valentine’s Day. Only to my family (and now, to you) I call it “Forced Romance Day,” created by the card …
Lord of the Sabbath
This time last year, all of us thought there would be no way 2021 could be as crazy as 2020. Sure enough, it was. While I really do believe 2022 will be a year when we’ll see life start to stabilize a …