The town is growing, developments sprouting here and there, as what was once a sleepy village becomes more and more…

Is creation care essentially a hobby, an optional pursuit of an interest outside one's regular vocation?

During Lent, my Bible study considered passages about the disciples in the time leading up to the crucifixion. There was…

Funny how some of my best advice fails to produce enthusiasm.

Apparently, in the Orthodox tradition this is a day for laughter, silliness, jokes, pranks, and tricks.

The “Yes” on my cakes is not just a “Yes”— not a cheery or triumphalist acclamation that all is well.…

True joy can only come through lament, and resurrection only comes through death.

The Good Friday service is the heaviest of the year. Candles, the darkness. But we rarely talk about Christ crucified today.…

As a hen uses her wings to gather her chicks, there are indeed times I suspect the Spirit uses beauty…

The miracle of disarming love is the miracle of open-handed, unarmored vulnerability in the presence of those you love. And…