Ride on, King Jesus, ride on.No man can-a-hinder me.  In preparation for Palm Sunday, I’ve spent time asking why I might have joined the crowd

This is but the beginning of birth pangs, he said. Labor? This is labor?How much pain are we in for?And where are the midwives? This

I’ve been preaching through the gospel of Mark leading up to Easter, and frankly, I’m growing weary of the litany of conflicts, misunderstandings, trick questions,

The Lord be with you.And also with you. Where are you right now?In your favorite chair? on the bus? in a crowd?Right there, God is.The

It snowed Friday night, and it felt like the first snowfall of winter, again. We practically forgot what season it was here in the Chicago

You’ve touched all the foreheads with oil and ash. You’ve set them off to follow Jesus to Jerusalem. You’ve planned all the Lenten services with

Risen Christ beyond time, Spirit spanning the ages, we come starving to your banquet. Surely, this diet of grace will reset our anxious systems. This

May 5, 2019, Year C Third Sunday of Easter Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? Acts 9:4 A Prayer for When We Are Saul Collide

I belong to a Classis (the gathering and governing body of congregations)  that rotates its meeting location so churches in different cities can share the