I am a lover of all things jazz and grew up playing first the alto and then tenor saxophone. The first time I told my uncle, who also loved jazz, that...

Already it’s a new week. A new season of the Christian year (again). In this season of Epiphany, we will move between God speaking, first at the Baptism of the Lord...

God likes to do things by sending us another way. Ancient Israel had long expected a glorious reign of a promised king from the line of David. But for most of...

We return to Paul on the road to Ephesus and his encounter with the disciples who are so close to getting it right. In proper Paul fashion, Paul gathers them in,...

Today’s reading shows that Paul did more than start new churches; he also brought people into full understanding of the gospel. Before going out to create a new community, Paul met...

It’s midweek already. We began with God’s voice and God’s promises. Today the psalmist assigns words for our voice. The best vantage point for hearing the philosophy of this generation is...

In the beginning . . . God. Can there be a more disruptive idea? Consider that this is not a journal entry by Adam on the eve of his creation (no...

Let’s begin again. As always, every beginning is in the middle of what has already happened. Enter memories. As far back as I can remember, whenever someone in my family dies,...

Today’s text is a fitting reading for the first Sunday after Christmas because it is one of the earliest statements we have about who Jesus is. It is Christology in the...

This has been a difficult season to be happy. Considering the many uproars in our nation, communities, churches—and even our homes if we are honest—it’s been a time of turmoil and...