Bless: Share faith and unselfishly give and serve. Invite someone to something life-giving. Maybe it's church.

Turn: Turn, listen, and choose to follow Jesus Pray for strength to observe a holy Lent.

This year for Lent, the St. A's community will participate in two daily devotional practices. The first is from the Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE), the monastery at which I spent a year in 2011-2012, and from Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the refugee welcome and resettlement arm of the Episcopal Church. Our practices … Continue reading Observing a Holy Lent 2020 →

I'm a life-long UK basketball fan. Through the good years and the bad years, the ups and downs, nearly undefeated seasons and the rather defeated seasons, I've been there. Even though I don't get to watch as many games as I used to, and no longer have those sweet season tickets of my childhood years … Continue reading The Philosophy of Coach Cal →

I love living in an efficient age. I can get on my phone and order groceries and have them delivered or I can go pick them up. I can call any of the banks holding any of my loans and get answers; no letters, no long lines. I can text my wife and figure out … Continue reading Let’s talk about efficiency →

In case you are planning on watching Star Trek: Picard but have not watched it yet: Be ye warned! I shall endeavor not to give spoilers but I make no promises. I love Star Trek. I love it more than that other Star-genre... I have watched every episode and movie (except Discovery. I'm not sure what's not … Continue reading Lives →

I once asked a friend of mine who is a priest, "What happens when you work all week long and you have nothing to say when sermon time comes?" He regarded me for a minute and said, " It's only happened twice in twenty or so years of ordained ministry. So when it happens, I … Continue reading Tell the truth in love →

One of the benefits of spending a year at a monastery, living under a rule of life, or following any regular disciple is that if you are open to it, the discipline will teach and form you, and in my experience, the most important thing that is taught is how to say "no." I'm not … Continue reading Saying “no” →

Every year for the past several years between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost, the Archbishop of Canterbury challenges Christians all over the world to pray together for the coming of the Kingdom of God. It is called "Thy Kingdom Come." I really like this challenge and if you are a regular reader of … Continue reading Your Kingdom Come →