Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

Do you ask God to fill you with his Holy Spirit? That language is not frequently in our prayers, but perhaps it should be.

I wonder if we’re getting used to bad news. Each day, it seems like the pervasive contempt and pride and sheer blasphemy of the world around us is relentless and stifling.

The mystery and wonder of Holy Week and Easter continues to leave me breathless! We experience all the range of human emotion following Jesus and his disciples.

The worship services of Holy Week take us through the darkness of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trial and crucifixion. They are a fitting and important road to the celebration of the resurrection.

So often, the hard things in life get all the press. Conflicts, disasters, wars, problems all get the headlines and interest.

When I went to college, I didn’t encounter that much opposition to God or belief. But after a while I noticed the way so many people lived their lives oblivious to God, not even thinking about God.

I found myself without the words to write for my weekly message last Thursday. It was September 11, and we were remembering that day in 2001.

Jesus' disciples asked him "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus' response is what we call "The Lord's Prayer."

Sometimes church language becomes so familiar that we become inoculated against it.

Tomorrow, July 11, is the day each year when the church takes time to remember and celebrate St. Benedict of Nursia. The story of Benedict is fascinating.

I hope that you and yours are having a wonderful holiday weekend! Pray for our country on this our 249th birthday.

Happy Easter! They say that ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ but I wonder if a better saying would be ‘curiosity gave the cat nine lives.’ What I mean is this: God created us as relational creatures—

What experience of beauty takes your breath away? What sight or sound or smell leaves you speechless and awestruck and full of delight all a

Have you ever encountered flaws in the church? If you haven’t, then you haven’t had much contact with the church.

Hmm… I hadn’t planned on writing about chastity on Valentine’s Day… I’ll have to factor that in next time… But what better day to consider c

The season of Epiphany is all about God revealing himself to the world—about Jesus showing who he is to others.

The word “discipline” often conjures up images of a child sitting for “time-out,” or conflict in the classroom. The word seems to mean many

Sometimes we are so delighted by a friend or family member that we can’t wait to be together and to be generous.

Spoiler alert: the answer is yes! But you could have guessed that, couldn’t you?

We often think that service to God must be in grand achievements and bold enterprises.