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 …
The Father and the Beloved
It’s funny how the Lord takes His own sweet time in revealing things to us that we feel like we should have learned a long time ago. The way I viewed God, and how that perspective affected the way I …
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 …