I’ve been thinking about the key of Jesus since I wrote about it here. If there is a “key of Jesus,” what does it sound like, and how do we listen for it? The music that flows from the Trinity and holds all creation together has many melodies: countless phrases and...
Be prepared! Don’t try to prepare your sermon just before the church service when your parishioners are trying to see you. Don’t try to review it during the church service, when you need to be present (the rest of the service is important too!) Don’t try to come up...
O merciful God, whatever You may deny me, do not deny me this love. Save me from the idolatry of loving the world, or any of the things of the world. Let me never love any creature but for Your sake and in subordination to Your love. Take full possession of my heart;...
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Among the many intriguing stories and historical notes in the New York Times Best Seller The Wright Brothers (Simon & Schuster, 2015), by David McCullough, there is this bit of information: Even though the motto of the state...
What Religion Would Jesus Belong To? http://nyti.ms/2cymVm6 Trend Hunters and Futurist Have Their Own Conventions to ‘keep their ear to the ground.’ What do you do to stay connected with the ideas and trends (zeitgeist) of those you serve? http://bit.ly/2c3r4Oi...
