Why does one keep opening the packet, extracting the seed, and pushing it down into the soil with no guarantee of a green answer?

What does Jesus tell us about engaging in government today?

I have always understood the purpose of the church as having others to walk alongside you. How lonely would our journey of faith be if we traveled alone.

Waiting for joy with a heart of lament

Preachers look to the pulpit, knowing both that we must stand behind it and also that a sermon on “how to have more joy in your life” is simply not adequate to the moment.

Curating Joy in the Music of Lent

Rediscovering the Art of Humility in an Age of Arrogance

As the Covid-19 pandemic has rolled over us all like a thick, global cloud, I feel its dark shadows over our daily lives in countless ways. We are weary of masks and social restrictions, and missing the fellowship and communal worship of the church. Loved ones, stricken and hospitalized with the virus, are deprived of family visits. Our festive celebrations are robbed of joy when we are isolated.