So after some thought and reflection, it is clear that a daily reflection is a lot. And it was beginning to rule the roost here. So, starting today, I'm going to change it to a weekly reflection. There will still be a daily reading and question on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, all of which are … Continue reading A few changes to the blog →

Reading: Matthew 18:18-20 Reflection: Today's reading talks about loosing and binding things on earth and in heaven. One of the most important parts of the mission that God has given us is to in the words of Isaiah "to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the … Continue reading (Daily) Reflection 9-18-17 →

Reading: Ephesians 1.17-23 Reflection: I had a tough morning. It was just one of those days that didn't go right from the beginning. It happens. So you can imagine how I felt reading the lesson from Ephesians which is talking about hope. Hope has a lot of definitions, I actually looked them up, but there … Continue reading (Daily) Reflection 9-15-17 →

Reading: John 3.11-17 Today is Holy Cross day in most liturgical churches. It commemorates when the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was dedicated in 335 CE. The reading for today includes perhaps the most iconic line from John's gospel. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that … Continue reading (Daily) Reflection 9/14/17 →

Back in 2011-2012, I was honored to spend an academic year as an intern at the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge, MA. It was an amazing time in my life and I am eternally grateful for the experience. There are many awesome things that the Brothers do, but one of my favorites … Continue reading Bonus!! →

Reading: Philippians 2.5-11 (oremus bible browser) Reflection: Today's reading is mostly a hymn from the earliest days of the church. In this hymn, Jesus lays out for us a different path than the one we see in the Roman culture of his day and the culture of our own day. When we see a movie … Continue reading (Daily) Reflection 9-13-17 →

To be honest, it feels odd, and maybe a bit presumptuous, to call the first of anything daily, but that is my intention. I'm intending for this to be daily, Monday through Friday. I might add weekends but that is for the future. The way this reflection will go, is that whoever is writing the … Continue reading (Daily) Reflection 9-12-17 →