The Spirituality of Travel
We don’t often realize it, but Jesus traveled a lot. He was always on the move in the Gospels, from Jerusalem to Galilee to Samaria to Nazareth. He traveled places […]
Associate Pastor for Cruise Direction?
I took a cruise once, and I did not particularly enjoy it. I love the people who went with me. I love the amount of sunbathing and swimming I got […]
Stepping Out
I came out recently on facebook. Not as gay. That would have been no big deal to the vast majority of my friends. I came out as a religious Christian. […]
Keep the Faith
During the months of my brother’s deployment, his email correspondence was often my sustenance during a string of bad days. What began as simple ‘catching up’ turned into much deeper […]
All in God’s Time
I am caught in a strange place these days. In one moment I feel both ahead of the game and behind the curve. I am 29 years old. I am […]
A Prayer Before Writing for Academia
God Above All Things, In these moments while the document loads and my fingers rest on the keyboard grant me first an emptiness. Remove the to-do list that waits impatiently […]
Spring Comes
Has anyone else noticed that the liturgical calendar and the academic calendar seem to sync up from time to time? Think about Advent… The eager awaiting spirit we hold as […]
A Good Friday
“It is finished,” I said, turning toward the altar. It was sparse and striking, with only a black cloth and a candle. A crown of thorns pierced the wax, seeming […]
Outside the Box
Riding in the car with a close friend from home the other day, I was engaged in a lively conversation with her about some of our friends and their charismatic […]
Carry the Light
I am twenty-eight years old, and my father still reads to me. It’s only once a year, but each Christmas Eve, my father still reads to me and my brother. […]
