“Unless the Lord builds the house, the labor of those who build it is in vain.” Psalm 127: 1 How much more wonderful does life become...

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, one of the five pillar...

“See, I am making all things new." Also, he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." Then he said to me, "It is...

Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 What does it mean to truly see? We hear and look a lot but do we see?...

The Psalms over the past weeks have been some of my favorites but this week is particularly wonderful. It is all about the goodness of...

Job 38:1-7; Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 If we look at all the readings in total today, they seem a bit like a...

O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness! You are clothed with majesty and splendor. You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak,...

Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 We really have two types of confession in our tradition: a confession of...

Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 There was a movie, I can’t remember which, where a young boy has become an...

“Remember [the gospel of] Jesus Christ…for which I suffer, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not...

Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you. -I Peter 3:15 I love our...

A preacher's little girl inquired, "Daddy, I notice every Sunday morning when you first come to the pulpit to preach, you bow your head....

The Eucharistic Prayer of all four prayers in our Book of Common Prayer ends with what we call the Great Amen. Our response to God, as a...

The Disciples are in a bit of a crisis. Last week they thought they had things right. They had been sitting at the feet of Jesus for...

“Draw near to God, and God will draw near to you.” James 4:8a The letter of James is directed to an audience (most likely Jewish...

Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12; Wisdom 7:26–8:1; Mark 8:27-38 My brother, Mark, and I have a kind of tradition. Each year, on our...

“But who do you say that I am?” Matthew Mark 7: 29 We are beginning our spiritual journey for the next few years by asking ourselves,...

I am reading a book by Will Willimon, a retired Methodist bishop, called Why, Jesus? And he has titles for Jesus like Preacher, Vagabond,...

One of the most challenging obstacles to faith and continued trust and hope in God can be suffering. I was at a monthly Eucharist this...

Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but...