What does it mean to be blessed by God? I struggle with this, even in the moment when I’m called…

The exact origins of the theatre are murky. It was generally supposed to be the venture of a great patron…

Most of us approach fundraising the way our grandparents approached having (or not having) money: awkward and apologetic.

The surface of the cake had a collection of cheap store-bought and a few straight white twisted candles, probably leftover…

As a child, I thought my beliefs would function like a key. I believed that faith was a precision-cut instrument…

I got out a notepad and started writing down how many students I have lost over the past 23 years.

"Thanks for dating me!" The words were said with such an unpleasant tone, as if I had pointed out her…

I am 79 years old and can still say, “How I have loved my physical life.” Virtually all of it.

The answers that my parishioners seek are rarely spelled out in Scripture. Paul never wrote a letter to my friend…

A recent plunge into the book of Galatians makes me wonder if our churches should be more like an open-hearted…