[Originally posted here 12 years ago.] (For the audio version of this post, visit ) Poor King Herod. Which one? Take your pick. They were all pathetic individuals in their lust for power under the boot of the Roman Empire. …
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Read the entire chapter from which Sunday’s first reading came (2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a) and one might think the prophet Elisha was the Old Testament version of Christ. He brings…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Bullying has become an art on social media. It takes many forms, from the disguised insults of “frenemies” to the open mockery of cyber harassers. But this is an ancient…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Last week we quoted from the new book “If There Is No God,” in which Jewish Author and Scholar Dennis Prager argues that Judeo-Christian values must overcome secular reason if…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Earthly food tends to support a secular system of feelings, giving us reasons to desire life or death, depending on whether our bellies are full or starving. Food from God…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. Then he said, “If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Different is the key word in the readings for Pentecost. It’s repeated several times, but it doesn’t define Pentecost. The Holy Spirit does, by turning different into the same—or more…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Imagine you’re a disciple listening to Christ’s final instructions before his ascension. “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Imagine geography being redefined for us this Sixth Sunday of Easter. The visible world is no longer a planet, but a soulless state of mind. Its cities are boundaries in…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Next time you go out to eat, be sure to tip your wait person generously. They represent a highly respected tradition in our early church. Some early waiters are our…