Hi: Sorry for having less posts lately. This is primarily because the summer family schedule has been very busy and there's been littl...

Here are some key books which I've been reading related to the themes of this blog: Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration...

One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied:...

E. Stanley Jones writes about the centrality of Jesus, and about division and unity. While he is speaking in the context of India in the ear...

Our dogma – what we believe about God and faith – is important. Yet depending on how we believe it and how we prioritize it vis-à-...

What kind of place is your church? What does it feel like? What words come to mind when you think about it? And what do you hope that it wil...

St. Paul's, the church we attend, is at a new point in its life as a parish. Various conversations have been taking place regarding our ...

Not quite the usual theme of this site, but in continuing my experiments at work, I came across Coke's polar bear can and this seeme...

E. Stanley Jones, a missionary to India, tells of this conversation he had with Gandhi. While it is in the context of reaching out to the I...

From reading the New Testament, we know that there was resistance to the idea that the Gentiles would be included in the Kingdom. Yet Jes...

One of the readings for Lent was Matthew 6:19-21: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destr...

The following chart shows some of the shifts that have taken place in the demographics of our congregation, comparing what it was like befo...

Some thoughts on the uses of the term "controlled explosion"....

For an intriguing discussion of whether it is possible to remain neutral between two opposing sides and to simply seek to build bridge...

The congregation of St. Pea's has been in turmoil over the past seven months due to a diocesan resolution which most of the parishi...