Low Sunday, Doubting Thomas, and Story as Sign
Thomas, therefore, is like all of them and all of us. His second name, Didymus (the twin), perhaps signals that he is of two minds.
Thomas, therefore, is like all of them and all of us. His second name, Didymus (the twin), perhaps signals that he is of two minds.
Let’s admit it: Palm Sunday is a problem. I know I shouldn’t be questioning a moment in the church calendar that goes all the way
If for some reason you wish to study that peculiar state of human existence called “the blahs,” I suggest you begin in the third week
The Transfiguration story speaks to that part of us that longs for the mountain-top experience—for the epiphanic moment when, even for an instant, we perceive
This week we had good news: a buyer for my parents’ home, after only thirty days on the market. A miracle. Mom signed the purchase
As I listened last night, I thought back over the week and reflected gratefully on the ordinary saints among whom I live. These are the
If the kitchen was command central of her household, then these recipes, I realized, were the mission logs. What a jumble of memory among those
Naturally hearing about such experiences make us wonder what heaven might really be like. Of course there are cultural commonplaces featuring harps, clouds, white-robed angels,
Maybe we are kidding ourselves. That outburst of Spirit-energy we managed to whump up on Pentecost is tough to maintain, especially for your average, mild-mannered
I wasn’t a great swimmer, I had never shot a bow or paddled a canoe, and lights-out readings of The Giving Tree didn’t impress me