FaithIsland

The church is not a group of people who all believe the exact same things. That is the goal - but it ain't going to happen until we get to heaven. The church is a group of people caught up in a sto…

Jesus’ resurrection makes redemption possible. The Holy Spirit is breathed on us by the risen Christ in ways we cannot describe - but we can experience. What Easter says in the boldest possible state…

The last words - and a walk through the darkness to the Light

Sampling the Seder - a walk through the Passover Meal

If you knew Someone would save you when you died - would you be afraid of dying? In a preview of that grace-filled and merciful unbinding that will take place on Easter Sunday - Jesus throws a parade…

When People Knock our Rocks Down. My life, like yours, is what it is today because of what we believe. Like St. Paul, I don't know everything - and still have some "aha" moments. Theology and doc…

Is this a parable - or is it the real-life story of God and prodigal children? And if we're talking about the word prodigal (spending resources freely and recklessly; being wastefully extravagant) - …

Justice and Mercy are not opposites. They are both necessary parts of our earthly life. Henri Nouwen wrote, “We tend to be compassionate to the extent that we have suffered the Passion in our own liv…

When the pastor speaks - who do you hear? What rules are there for pastors when they say things like, "thus saith the Lord?" And so - part of what is supposed to happen when we come to church is our …

We live in the wilderness - and as long as we are on this earth the wilderness will be where we lay our head, scratch out a living and try to make sense of this life. satan and sin will always be her…

Once a year, on a Wednesday, we mix ashes with oil. We light candles and confess to one another and to God that we have sinned by what we have done and what we have left undone. We tell the truth. We…

You don't need a mountaintop or voice from the clouds or even Elijah and Moses showing up. Transfiguration Sunday is about how we don't need to "Climb to Glory" (sorry 10th Mountain Div) God's holine…

It's the story of Joseph (the one with the Techicolor Dream Coat) When the puzzle you are putting together doesn't look anything like the picture on the box - and you're missing a couple of pieces - …

The disciples recognized Jesus because of His scars - maybe there is something to that. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing for the world to recognize us by our scars. The scars of the past do not def…

The Unholy Holy Isaiah is brought into God's presence and begins to fly apart because of his unholiness. A Seraphim purifies him using a fiery coal from the altar fire - and through those burning l…

Every earthly kingdom will fail and be destroyed - that doesn't mean we shouldn't recycle and reduce our carbon footprint and love animals (and people) - but it points us back to the Great Commission…

We don't need a Temple, Stained Glass or a Sliver of the Cross - we just need Jesus!

The Great Ordinary. Miracles are only miracles on this side of heaven. In heaven - miracles are the Great Ordinary.

I have a bottle of "Perfect" water in my office, and the other day at the store I saw "smart water" and there is even "Gold Water" from Tibet, "Iceberg Water" from Norway, "Zen Water" from Japan and …