Conflict
Some people love conflict. Some avoid it like the plague. Conflict has become a popular form of entertainment. How many...
I AM who I AM
Aug 31, 2017
Oprah. Sting. Madonna. Beyonce. Cher. They say you've really made it as s celebrity when you only have to use...
Talking Race
Aug 29, 2017
This is the Rector's letter from the September 2017 of St. John's monthly newsletter, "The Good News." I would normally...
Frogs and Renewing
Aug 24, 2017
You may be familiar with the illustration about the frog in the beaker. Put a frog in a beaker of...
Race and Faith
Aug 17, 2017
Racism is, of course, nothing new. It seems that we human beings have a natural tendency to look for things...
What is Required?
Aug 10, 2017
Sunday's passage from Romans is another confusing one, but there is a critical and very encouraging lesson for us! Click...
Transfiguration
Aug 3, 2017
The Transfiguration is one of the major feast days in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. We don't do so much with...
In the Face of Tragedy
Jul 27, 2017
What's a Christian to do in the face of evil and tragedy? How do we hold on to faith and...
Two Wolves
Jul 20, 2017
This Sunday's Gospel continues Matthew's collection of Jesus' parables, with more on sowing seed, something very familiar to all Jesus'...
Sowing Seed
Jul 13, 2017
This Sunday's Gospel lesson is the parable of the sower, in which Jesus uses the familiar image of someone planting...