In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus has to navigate twin threats as he guides his ship through the Strait of Messina. Scylla, mythologized as a sea monster, was a rocky shoal on one side of the strait. …
Golgotha Gentleness
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 …
Curious Minds
Curiosity may kill cats, but it breathes life into human beings. One of the greatest virtues we can cultivate in our children is curiosity. Curiosity is key to being a great student. There are, of …
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 …
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 …