The Christian Walk
Christian life is a road that takes dedication and, perseverance. It is a life that if held true, can bring many rewards. The fact that many do not find Jesus till it is almost too late, or they are at the jumping off place should
This Graced Life: Parenthood
The face on TV was talking about the latest celebrity couple to break-up after just six months of marriage: the grounds for divorce were “irreconcilable differences.” Ada, my wife, looked at me over her glasses and said, “You and I have had irreconcilable differences for
The Cost of Discipleship
It happened again last Sunday: someone shaking my hand at the door after church said, “I just love that blessing you use. Can you make me a copy of it?” I love it, too – that’s why I just about always use it when I
A Gay Male Carol (a Lutitune)
We three queans of Christendom are bearing gifts we traverse afar, lay and clergy, collared and mitred, following yonder star. Episcopalians Born a quean in ECUSA’s plain, INTEGRITY I bring to my king; king for ever, ceasing never, over us all to reign. Roman Catholics
The Pharisee and the Windsor Report
Readings for Pentecost 21, Proper 25, Year C, Oct. 24, 2004 Joel 2:23-32 or Sirach 35:12-17 or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 Psalm 65 or 84:1-6 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” God love the tax collector. His prayer should
How To Respond to Homophobic People
No matter how far we seem to come as a society, there are always those minds who just refuse to open. The following guide is meant to help you deal better when you encounter such people. If it’s coming from a group: Know that just
Determination
I hate golf. I’ve always hated golf. In my early teens, my father strove many an hour one weekend to try and teach me the intricate mechanics of guiding a golf ball through the air to some target hundreds of feet away. In the end,
Saving the World, Every Day
Recently I read a story in which the last line was something like, “It’s not everyday we save the world!” And I immediately thought: Yes, it is! It is everyday that we, as Christians, save the world. In fact, that is our whole purpose and
Cultivating Awareness
To grasp God in all things — this is the sign of your new birth. (Meister Eckhart) Most individuals have found God most clearly in and through others. The Love of others is the Love of God Experienced in this life. (Wendy Wright) What if
Everyday Spirituality
Spirit is as close to us as the air we breathe yet this Presence can often feel as far away as Pluto. How can we come closer and remain close? Truthfully, I can only answer this question for myself. What I have learned over the