Right here and now
Grace to you, and peace from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. We’ve nearly made it to the end of another year. Where 2017 went I’m not quite sure, and 2018 will be upon us in no … Read more
Let’s Slay a Dragon
Grace to you, and peace from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. On this day we celebrate the feast of St Michael and All Angels. Most congregations wouldn’t celebrate this festival unless if fell on a Sunday, … Read more
Ponder Anew
Branding has never been one of my strengths. That’s why the old title of this blog was “a somewhat sarcastic reading of the ELCA’s 25th anniversary slogan:” (almost) always being made (sorta) new. But since my first attempt at rebranding, … Read more
God’s creation is awesome (and so is New Jersey)
If you tell anyone I said this, I’ll deny it – but New Jersey is pretty awesome. It took me three years of living here to be able to admit this, but there it is. New Jersey is awesome. I started writing this … Read more
Well, now what?
“Well, now what?” I don’t title sermons, but if I had to, that’d be it today. “Well, now what?” Of course, Sundays have titles, at least off-the-record. You now, there’s “Good Shepherd Sunday” and “John the Baptist Sunday,” not to … Read more
You’re human. You’re made of dust. And you will live.
When I was on internship in Easton PA, I spent one afternoon a week in the Northampton County Department of Corrections. My supervisor and I mostly functioned as teachers. We would teach classes like “Intro to World Religions,” “How to … Read more