Mercy is a key to understanding God. It is also key to understanding the #beatitudes. What makes #mercy so important? What is mercy? Join...

Hunger and thirst are primal instincts that emerge from deep within. Both #hunger and #thirst are triggered when our bodies want to tell...

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5) What was Jesus thinking when he said this? The #meek rarely get a...

Following the path of Jesus may begin with saying, "Yes," and then it continues to an ever-deepening self examination and self surrender....

We always expect Jesus to be bringing things together and this story does not bode well for that expectation. In this story Jesus...

For a fair portion of my life, I was not a morning person! Even now I suspect I am not a morning person though I get my most focused work...

Sunday we are exploring Jesus' transition from daily ministry to Jerusalem. While the transition itself is important, on the way out of...

In the end of John's gospel, Simon becomes concerned about the disciple Jesus loved. Jesus tells him not to worry about the "beloved...

After breakfast on the beach with Jesus, Simon has a conversation where Jesus asks him about love. "Do you love me more than these?" Why...

Jesus appears to the disciples several times, first to Mary in the garden, then to most of the guys that evening, and then a week later...

Easter is a central celebration in our life together as Christians. #Death does not get the final word. Still there is no new life...

Good Friday is perhaps the least "joyful" of the Christian holy-days. Still, it's vital. As we head into the last days before Easter,...

I often find myself in the seat of judgment, quickly dispensing my own determinations about what is right and wrong with the world and...

We rarely talk about fasting. I hear about fasting and cleansing among folks interested in their health and not-so-much in church. The...

"Show up for prayer; don't make a show out of prayer." Over the years, I have talked about and practiced prayer a lot (sometimes more of...

Jesus spent a "long time" in the wilderness. What is his next move? Luke tells us his next stop is his home town. Jesus figures out who...

We are leaping from our study of #stories in the Hebrew Bible to studying some of the stories of #Jesus. This week we take up Jesus in...

Saint James is celebrating Christmas Eve online and carefully in-person. We will shorten our worship, wear our masks, and keep the doors...

Jesus goes to eat at the home a religious leader. While he is eating there, a woman comes in to wash his feet and anoint him. The...

Remember when cellphones came in bags that were difficult to consider truly “portable?” Now, cellphones fit in a pocket easily. Jesus...