Thinking About Faith

New and Old

When is newer better? Perhaps when you need a map, when talking about the latest technology or device, when drinking milk… When is older...

Wintering

February is always a time of cold, gray days, when our seasonal affective disorder kicks in, and it’s easy to let the winter doldrums...

Epiphany Season

I’m usually excited this time of year. It’s a new year, it’s a new season of life. There’s lots to look forward to and plan and start...

Summer Camp

Did you ever spend your summers at camp? Maybe a Scout camp, maybe a Christian camp, maybe some other kind, but can you recall the smell...

Why Church?

It’s summer and we all have things we want to be doing on the weekends. Sometimes church just doesn’t sound like one of things we want to...

In Other’s Shoes, In Other’s Countries

Today, travel is possible to an extent never before experienced by a human civilization. We have mapped every corner of this earth, and...

The Way of Words

I once heard a friend give a sermon about what it means to not just hear the words of God, but really take in what they mean. His...

Resurrection!

Following up with last month’s theme of RE words, our big RE word for April is, of course, … “RESURRECTION!” What does it mean to you?...

"Re-Examining RE+Words During Lent"

We begin Lent with Ash Wednesday, where we “re-member” that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. As we move into Holy Week, Jesus...