The hope of glory
In Romans 8, St. Paul develops the contrast between present sufferings and future glory.
Climbing the ladder of God’s delight
My first encounter with natural delight changed my life. I ended up leaving my parish ministry in North Carolina to move to the United Kingdom. Since then, I’ve gone out into wildernesses and the countryside with increasing regularity, spending as much time as I responsibly can soaking in the natural world and learning how to delight.
Artistry in Easter: Jesus in the progressive jazz of Stan Kenton
Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Jazz speaks for life.”
Easter is bonkers
God despises bores. Easter reminds us of this. Put the redemption of the world into our hands, and we’d come up with something unimaginative, uninspiring, and probably much too believable.
Glorious apparel
Mightier than the sound of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, mightier is the LORD who dwells on high.
Ain’t no grave: A response to George Clifford
Can Christians believe in life after death? According to Episcopal priest George Clifford, the short answer is “No.”
Bringing out our Sunday best
When Sunday preaching proclaims the Sunday message, it is the final piece of a grand puzzle finally clicking into place.
What happens when eros meets agape?
Why shouldn't Mary Magdalene touch the Risen Lord?