The Christian Church has been around since Jesus established it some 2000 years ago. And ever since the very early days of the Church, Christians have not agreed on everything theological or liturgical. Peter and Paul, two of the
The Importance of Celebrating Black History Month and Listening to Black Voices Living in the desert, February can mean a lot of things! The weather is great here this time of year, couples celebrate their love on Valentine’s Day,
Reconciling Pain and Suffering When God is Supposed to be Loving In the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, the Lord tells Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated
What do you think of when you hear the word “abundance?” To me, abundance means plenty to go around. In a theological sense, we can think of abundance in a way that demonstrates God will take care of
Becoming Friends With Change that Unsettles Us When I was in college, I worked as a disc jockey at a radio station in El Centro, California. The station, KXO AM 1230, was founded in 1927. Because it is so
The Impact of Vulnerability When I was a child, I lived in a house of secret keepers. Under the guise of “privacy”, our family didn’t share details about our lives with people outside our home. We didn’t share details
As we approach the final days of Advent and we finish our final preparations for Christmas, I want to ask you to take a moment to pause and to reflect on something. I want you to think about what
Liturgical Mindfulness in a Dynamic Church Worship in the Episcopal Church takes place during something called a liturgy. This is not unique to the Episcopal Church. Our Christian cousins in the Latin Rite, the Orthodox Rite, Lutheranism, and a
In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge When I was a kid, one of my favorite things about December was that the television networks played all the best Christmas specials. I remember watching the stop-motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the animated