Dust and Ashes
Ash Wednesday has long been one of my favorite days on the Liturgical Calendar. Reminding people of their mortality is a task that ranks among the more solemn of my responsibilities, but more important is reminding people of just what God can do with dust and ashes....
Christmas: A Look Back
It’s been cold here. Really cold. This winter (from this Southerner’s perspective) has been much longer and way colder than my first winter up here last year. Just the other day, I looked out the kitchen window and saw big, fat snowflakes falling and...
Life Isn’t Fair
Scripture: Matthew 5: 38 -48 Life isn’t fair. Raise your hands. How many of you have heard that from someone? Or said that to someone? Life isn’t fair. It’s perennial, parental advice. I’ve heard it from my folks. “Well, son, sometimes life isn’t fair.” Before we...
Choosing Life
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30: 15 – 20 Moses knew he was about to die. By this point, he had been leading the Israelites through the wilderness for nearly forty years. They’ve finally made it to the Jordan River and are about to enter the promised land. And all of...
Going Home
It’s 7:30 Saturday morning, I’m sitting at a local restaurant checking work emails (I’ve been out of the office for four days) and generally putzing around waiting for the day to begin. I’m staying in Burlington, North Carolina, just a...01. WELCOME
