I introduced this spiritual practice on Friday, simply listing some things I was grateful for. Today, I want to expand on this by providing a way to use gratitude as a spiritual practice. In a time of fear and anxiety, focusing on that for which we are grateful is a way to remember and re-focus … Continue reading Spiritual Practice: Gratitude →

A sermon with the title of "End of the Age" may raise images of people with sandwich boards that say, "THE END IS NEAR!" Sorry if this disappoints, but that's not what I'm going for. Instead, the focus of Mark 13 is explaining that Jesus's crucifixion was age-changing. Jesus's death and resurrection was the greatest … Continue reading Bringing Sunday into Monday →

#ThinkAheadThursday Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk again. Dem bones, dem bones gonna rise again. This song, which has been performed by our Children's Choir, is an old spiritual used to provide the hope of resurrection in dire situations, based on Ezekiel 37. While Ezekiel 37 is not … Continue reading Dem Bones →

Spiritual practices, or spiritual disciplines, are individual or corporate actions that we take to grow closer to God. In a period of time characterized by social distancing, let's find ways to grow closer to God through spiritual practices that we might otherwise overlook or ignore during normal times. This is an invitation to practice these … Continue reading Spiritual Practices (Starting Tuesday) →

As you may have heard in sermons past, I have a great appreciation for church  mothers and fathers who have demonstrated how to live out our faith through different periods of the last 2,000 years. One such person is Julian of Norwich. Julian was a 14th century church leader in England. I have two thoughts … Continue reading Julian of Norwich and Social Distancing →