A holy place… In righteous anger Jesus cleanses the temple of those who would treat his Father’s house in a cavalier manner. (John 2:13-17) A holy Savior… In the same moment he compares the temple with his body, which will be destroyed and rebuilt...

We continue our Lenten journey, meeting Jesus at the crossroads of our lives. Abraham and the disciples of Jesus are led on their way accompanied with the promises of God. Like them, we are called to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, but we...

On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey to the cross, a road that is awash in the waters of baptism. This year’s Lenten theme, “Christ at the Crossroads,” recognizes the extraordinary intersections of the Scripture that lead us to celebrate the...

The prospect of standing in the presence of God can be a fearful thing. But the disciples, immersed in the awesome experience of Christ’s transfiguration, want to stay there. Jesus leads them back down to the valley and the realities of the Christian...

As most of us know, life is not all joy and smiley faces. Despite what even some religious leaders claim, it’s not going to be sunny all the time. A part of the human condition is that the soul inevitably encounters wintry seasons—times of...

God speaks into the winter of our lives with a word of healing grace. Gospel readings for these last weeks of the Epiphany season show us Jesus intersecting the lives of desperately needy people. He touches them with compassion and healing and...

Jesus called some fishermen from Galilee out of their boats and away from their routines into a life of following Him. With this new calling, they were compelled to sacrifice for the sake of fishing for people. As we kick off our Capital Campaign, we...

On January 6, we began the Epiphany season (this year, from Jan. 6−Feb. 15) by remembering Jesus’ baptism and ours. That act of God has called and claimed us for Christ, and from it we are nurtured and equipped to be sent into this world, compelled by...

Baptism is always the beginning of a new story. It was for Jesus; it is for us. It should not surprise us that the Author of Life, in His great love for us, provides in water and His Word a gift, a divine means for renewing each day our life as His...

On January 6 the Church throughout the world celebrates Epiphany 12 days after Christmas. A teacher asked her confirmation class: “If you had an epiphany, what would you do with it?” The answer, of course, required that the student knew that...