“The only constant in life is change.” – Heraclitus Last Monday morning was a scary moment for me. As I’m getting ready, Elliot (our youngest) walks in and informs me that Owen…
Certainty amidst volatility
June 1, 2021
Category: God
Luke’s Gospel of Reversal … and distractions from his coming.
January 15, 2021
Do you remember how (many months ago now) we all talked about the hidden gift of “time” from the pandemic? Things closing down and slowing down, for better or worse, were forcing…
Giving Thanks, Worshiping Emmanuel
November 27, 2020
This week we celebrate both Thanksgiving and the beginning of Advent. There is no intended connection between the two, but they usually fall within four days of each other, and they theologically…
Luke’s Gospel of Reversal … and our posture.
November 19, 2020
I have a tendency to slouch. I sometimes stand with my shoulders slumped and I routinely sit somewhat reclined, not quite upright in a chair. I am not sure when I developed…
On faithful generosity
October 1, 2020
We started our capital campaign last week. Some of you have been through quite a few of these, and for others this is your very first one. I said on Sunday that…
The gods in our hearts
August 21, 2020
It was my first week of my first job as a newly minted lawyer. Each morning, my sizable firm gathered all of us newbies together so that seasoned attorneys could share their…