Thomas.  We call him the doubter – but really, he’s the one who’s brave enough to admit that he has no clue.

In his parables, Jesus mentions several different animals to make his point. But comparing us to SHEEP?

The Gospel is clear: God’s true nature is a being of self-giving love.

Alleluia, Christ is risen!

How far would YOU go to prove your love?

White-knuckling your way through forty days of Lent is not a spiritual discipline. It's just a diet with a Bible verse attached.

The Beatitudes have been misinterpreted by the church for centuries.

Can anything good come from Nazareth?

When you meet someone for the first time, you already know something about them. They are a child of God, Jesus died for them … seems like a pretty good start.

If you pay attention, you will often learn of God’s love from totally unexpected sources.

In the midst of our despair, the birth of Jesus brings hope for a new creation – redeemed and restored at the end of time.

Sell your possessions and close your doors and expect the Rapture any day now. Wait, what?

Each of us – you and me – is a saint? (The bar must be pretty low.)

It’s easy to be faithful when things are going well.

If the same person sins against you seven times a day and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive. Seriously, Jesus?

This story makes us squirm because even though it’s about a people who lived thousands of years ago, its truth resonates with us.

…one Sunday we sang “this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine” while the acolytes dutifully extinguished the candles. Oof.

in Jesus’ era, weddings weren’t an afternoon ceremony with a chicken dinner and dance to follow. 

Just to be clear, Pastor Aaron did not call us …squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous selves. — Charles Dickens did.

…if you’re like most Episcopalians, the word “evangelism” makes you cringe.