Home. What comes to mind when you think of the word home Twice in the past month I have taken trips. One was for a sunny, spectacular week of vacation, and one was necessitated by the serious illness and surgery of a family member. The former...
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“I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.” This is the opening line of the Apostles’ Creed, that ancient confession of the Church that expresses what it means to be a Christian. For centuries, the existence of God was assumed to be...
January 12, 2017 This coming Sunday I am starting a new sermon series on the Apostles’ Creed. Rather, the sermon series is really about belief—the nature of belief, what we believe and why, and most importantly, what difference our beliefs make in...
While I am away, two final poems as the Christmas season ends and the New Year begins. The Master by Jane Tyson Clement He who has come to men dwells where we cannot tell nor sight reveal him, until the hour has struck when the small heart does break with hunger for...
Once every few years Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. At Calvary that means that last weekend we were in church Saturday night for the traditional Christmas Eve service and again the following day for the Christmas Day service. In the interest of families having...
When I was a kid, I always felt deflated the day after Christmas, like a balloon that had just had all the air let out of it. Gone were the magic and anticipation. There were no more special cookies to bake or parties to attend. ...
Most weeks after worship I offer a 30-minute “let’s talk about what we just heard” experience that I call Sermon Talk Back. It is very informal, highly interactive, and I love it. I love it because it lets me know what folks in my congregation...