What do we do when the structures we thought we could count on are no longer the same? That question seems like a modern question but it...

I have been pondering Love. It is the core of our faith and the way we are shaped. Love made us and, as one of my teachers told me,...

We begin a new year by exploring #intention. What will shape the coming year for each of us individually? What will shape the work of...

John's gospel does not have a traditional Christmas birth story (neither does Mark's gospel). Here is how John's gospel summarizes it in...

Everything about Christmas is filled with awe and wonder.The days are beginning to get longer, and we remember God's in-breaking Love....

On this fourth Sunday of Advent, #allthefeelsofChristmas focuses on love. The reading from Luke 1:46-56, is known as "Mary's Magnificat"...

Every year at Christmas time, we sing "Joy to the World." We have a sense of what was meant in that first-century when Jesus was born....

We all live with expectations. When we get all tied up in the expectations, they can change the way we receive what we expected when it...

There are so many ways to speak about #gratitude. As we draw close to the celebration of Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to end with a...

When I began pondering the second week of the #Attitudes of #Gratitude series, an old hymn arose in me: All things bright and beautiful,...

Who really wants to be persecuted? And yet Jesus tells us, Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs...

This week we turn to the #peacemaker #beatitude: How blest are the peacemakers; God shall call them sons and daughters. Those who bring...

What does it mean for us to be "pure of heart?" Just teaches that the pure of heart will see God! I want that or at least I think I do....

Mercy is a key to understanding God. It is also key to understanding the #beatitudes. What makes #mercy so important? What is mercy? Join...

Hunger and thirst are primal instincts that emerge from deep within. Both #hunger and #thirst are triggered when our bodies want to tell...

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5) What was Jesus thinking when he said this? The #meek rarely get a...

#Mourning and #grief are underrated collections of emotions. Way too often we suppress our grief and/or avoid it altogether. Men are...

Many times I have heard the first of the #Beatitudes interpreted purely in terms of #humility and I have interpreted it that way myself....

Following the path of Jesus may begin with saying, "Yes," and then it continues to an ever-deepening self examination and self surrender....

As I sat pondering the passages for this weekend, I could not hope but notice a recurring theme of humility. Honor can only come from the...