I don’t remember the last time I had Skittles, but a few days ago, someone gave me a sachet of Skittles. The person who gave it to me...

To educate our passions is to be human enough to be kind. And kindness in itself, like faith, is a mystery. The fact that we cannot...

To take any particular step of faith is to feel empowered by something larger than yourself, something bigger than who you are; it is to...

He said, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” So, they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in,...

One of the challenging aspects of all our lives is the ability to let go or the grace to let go, especially when traumatic experiences...

There’s always this confrontation with the eternal question, "Why should it be this way?" or, "Why is something (whatever it is) the way...

I knew two of my grandparents as a kid. I grew up in my maternal grandfather’s house - that was where my mother lived, as well. I don’t...

One of my many blessings here at Christ Church is the gift of hearing other parishioners tell their stories of a transforming faith....

I ended last week’s piece with the therapeutic nature of being woke. The opposite of being woke is being indifferent, and as far as I can...

"Being aware of what we can all be." I ended last week’s article with that thought - and I sincerely believe, that in spite of the often...

For several years, we have read and heard about the radical woke policies and how destructive they have been to the welfare of the...

Over the past several days, we have all watched with dismay the kind of chaos and havoc being wreaked on federal agencies and employees....

A few days ago, I chanced upon a new idea about the creation story in Genesis. I was blown by this particular idea because that was the...

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had to watch in horror as the greater Los Angeles area battled an uncontrollable fire powered by...

Wrestling is one of the oldest forms of combat sport. It dates back thousands and thousands          of years. Cave drawings of the sport...

The past week, I joined fellow Episcopalians at the Virginia Mae Center at the National Cathedral for a board meeting of the Gathering of...

I am one of those students who didn’t really like science. I will read any book except for a science textbook - not even science fiction....

A few days ago, we lost an illustrious son of the land - President Jimmy Carter. Although the passing of the former president was not, in...

A little over a week ago, the Vestry passed the Ministry Resource Statement - the budget for the year. This was after a sober reflection...

Last Saturday, many of us witnessed the ordination of Kiona and four others to the Sacred Order of Deacons. It was a beautiful service,...