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What the apostle Paul looked like no one really knows, though artists and forensic archeologists have made educated guesses based on his...

*In this post, I offer two readings about grief. The first describes a meaningful, personal experience from an earlier time in my life in...

Seeing something real and true and how it should be can change a person forever. I take it that is what happened to the disciples who...

It’s usually at this point in Lent that I am ready to turn and run toward Easter. The disciplines of prayer, reflection, confession and...

While some of the details of how Christians came to be called “Christians” are lost to time, thanks to the work of biblical scholars,...

One of my favorite architectural features of the Freemason Street Baptist Church is the inclusion of large arched windows, stained glass,...

Is it enough to proclaim and celebrate the Love of God that is Jesus Christ as the antidote for hate in our time and in all times? What...

Growing up Baptist, I grew up unfamiliar with the ancient Christian practice of Lent. For me, living in predominately Roman Catholic...

A favorite practice of the community I served in South Carolina, was the annual series of Lent and Advent luncheon services shared by the...

“[Some say that] only by denying the world can you live in it…  can you live a spiritual life. A real spiritual life does exactly the...

Welcome to the most dangerous season of the year.   The most dangerous season? Why?   Not because of marauding bands of “Black Friday”...

(Note: Inspired by and written for the Center Of Hope Haiti, on our 20th Anniversary gathering and celebration, October 30, 2024. In...

O Lord, As those who bear your name, hear our prayers, please, as we seek your face, as we seek your peace, as we seek to be faithful to...

( The flood in your life may not be literal, but many of us are feeling overwhelmed in some way today. Some of us have been overwhelmed...

Mixed emotions rule this time of year. Parents of five- and six-year-olds know their little ones are not so little anymore. You are glad...

-With Mother's Day just ahead, I wanted to share this reflection about my grandmother with a photo of her from the 1960s I cannot find....

*I shared a version of this post a few years ago, but recently found the original, which I had written even earlier to share at the close...

There it was again: “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” I was reading the “Seven Last Words” of Jesus from the cross, and had come to the...

(There are times when social media does you the favor of recycling around to remind you of something you wrote on the same day in years...

Our walk through the Season of Lent this year has drawn me back to the central truth of our faith that God is love and through God’s love...