The state of All Saints’ is both small and mighty.  I’ll have more to say about that later.  But first, a story. An elderly man, the head...

You who have fished other waters; You, the longing of souls that are yearning: As loving Friend, you have come to call me. O Jesus, you...

In 1948, country music star Hank Williams released a song with this refrain: I saw the light, I saw the light; No more darkness, no more...

The hospital patient asked, “Are you Catholic?” “No,” the chaplain said. The patient replied, “Then you must be Baptist.” As far as the...

Cecile B. DeMille was the founding father of American cinema - the first director and producer of what are often called “epic” movies....

In 1991 the Episcopal Church launched “The Decade of Evangelism.” During the last ten years of the 20th century, Episcopal congregations...

On your way to church today…what were you thinking about? Were you thinking about something in your life that’s been challenging you,...

“Do you have any spare change?” When I walked the streets of New York City, back in my seminary days, I was asked that question a lot....

Anyone fed up with the news? When I typed those words and stopped at “fed. up. with. the…” my “smart” device suggested the next word I...

I have fond memories of growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Like being part of a knothole baseball team. Back in the day, children who didn’t...

What happens when you’re asked a question that changes your mind - and then, the question ends up changing your way of life? Thirty-two...

During my years as a priest, I’ve been blessed countless times to find other people of faith to walk with me on my Christian journey....

Do you know the word “oxymoron”? It’s a figure of speech, a way of talking about something, while using two words we might not think...

As I grow older, I’m more and more aware of my mobility - and the challenges to it. Here’s one small example: If I don’t get up and walk...

One of the journalists I’ve followed for years is Nicholas Kristof, who, in 1989, was in China, at Tiananmen Square. It was during a time...

Several years ago another married couple invited Eyleen and me to spend a couple of days with them. We didn’t know that couple all that...

Last Sunday night we came home after spending nine days in the mountains. Eyleen and I joined some travel companions for our sixth...

We’ve just heard the last three verses of the tenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel. It’s the end of what scholars call Jesus’ “Missionary...

Last Sunday my sermon was about discipleship. I spoke about growing up into Christian adulthood.  This Sunday, as we continue to move...

I have decided to follow Jesus (3X); no turning back, no turning back. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? What does it...