Craft of Preaching

My first reaction to the Gospel lesson this week was a movie memory: a scene from Silence [...]

“Immediately, she stood up straight and began praising God.” I have a feeling that when this woman [...]

Family division. Sadly, it doesn’t take much these days to procure a pointed argument between those with [...]

After a recent baptism at which I presided, a young girl asked me, very shyly, “How did [...]

We are not done yet. We are moving my mom [...]

We moved my mom into a nursing home last week. If you are a regular reader of [...]

I am writing this column from beautiful Bay View, Michigan, a Chautauqua on the northern shore of [...]

Martha, Martha, Martha. If you grew up when I did, you got that reference. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia [...]

While on vacation in the Canadian Maritime provinces and New England this past month, I saw two [...]