Advent Quotes for Reflection on the Nativity of Jesus Christ

I always seek to place a "reflections" in the bulletin. I believe that for most people the Church, and in particular the liturgy of the Church, is the primary way that the sacred words and the familiar words and the poetry and literature of Western Continue Reading

On Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today (1 Cor. 12)

I heard that the librarian of one of the greatest libraries in the world remarked: “We’re drowning in information and starving for knowledge.” I have come to learn in my life that it is not that I need more information, but greater insight on what I Continue Reading

“I Will Stand by the Door” Pastoral Ministry and Shaking Hands

In this political season we are in, I have been watching the news on television and seeing a lot of hand shaking. As I watched, the other day, I thought of a particular moment in my ministry. It happened as an elder of our church observed me greeting folk Continue Reading