Lead Us Not into Temptation?
The call from our Lord is to persevere in the face of repeated, persistent, and often agonizing temptation. But it’s important to remember that we’re not called to do this on our own.
None Righteous, No Not One
To admit disaster to our Father in heaven: this is the found coin, the recovered sheep.
Who is the Lord of Israel?
Jesus not only stands among his disciples and the crowds; he also somehow stands above and beyond history.
Words matter
Our human dignity is founded upon the Word of God that lives in us by the power of the Holy Spirit. And that Word is dynamic and living, never static or flat.
What Comes Next? After Evangelism Matters
The Episcopal Church has for too long had a culture of squeamishness about evangelistic mission.
Abiding in the light
Are you at peace with yourself? How often we can fool ourselves, through benevolent busyness, but when we stop to listen beyond our reason, beyond our feelings, what do we hear? If it is peace, we are abiding in Christ.
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.
Seeing Jesus before penitence: No return to the Gesimas
Epiphany has become a season, and that is a good thing.