Monthly Archives: April 2015

In coming weeks, my blog entries will focus on a word that’s common in religious circles. Today it’s “righteousness.”

I like simple! To me, “righteousness” simply means being clear that I am following God’s sense of “right.” The trick is to seek and find God’s sense of “right.” I look … Continue reading →

How well do we know our fellow parishioners, even the ones with whom we share a pew, or those who sit across the aisle? Of course we don’t want to appear nosy, heavens no. Still, we belong to the same Christian community, and I can tell you for a fact … Continue reading →

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

Wikipedia’s basic statement of the
principle known as Murphy’s Law

At first glance, it might seem contrary to Christian faith to take such a negative view. After all, aren’t we created and watched over? But the other … Continue reading →

I noticed it while kneeling at the altar
for communion. I was up close and personal
with her sandaled feet below the crisp
white robe below a starched clerical collar.

The gifts of God for the people of God.

Sometimes she carries her toddler
on her … Continue reading →