Apocalypse Later
(Alternate title – The End Is Not Nigh) I joined the church in the mid-1990s. Millennial fervor was high as the end of the century approached. I lived in Silicon Valley, so in addition...
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Sacred Music Sunday: Upon the Cross of Calvary
I used to collect hymnals, but I lost my collection in an apartment flood in 2016 and I’ve never gotten around to replacing it. It’s interesting to me to see the similarities and differences...
Sacred Music Sunday: Abide With Me
The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus sticks with me. It takes place a short time after the resurrection of Jesus and is recounted in Luke 24. Two unnamed disciples were...
Sacred Music Sunday: The Lord Is My Light
January and February are hard for me. I live in the northern hemisphere, and I’m extremely solar powered. By the time January hits, I’m just done. It’s been dark for months, and the gentle...
Finding Mary
TW: birth experience Did she scream? It bothers me, the way we see Mary after the birth, immaculate blue robe, beatific smile, her perky breast that never knew stretchmarks pointing toward heaven. Clean her...
Sacred Music Sunday: Abide with Me
This past week was the solstice – summer for the northern hemisphere and winter for the southern. I live in the middle of a hot desert, so summer makes me cranky. There’s an oppressive...
Sacred Music Sunday: All Glory, Laud, and Honor
Today is Palm Sunday, the day that begins Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter. On Palm Sunday, Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem is celebrated. A traditional hymn for the day is All...
Sacred Music Sunday: Jacob’s Ladder
I remember when I was in seminary we learned one day about the story of Jacob’s vision of a ladder with angels going up and down it. I hadn’t heard the story previously, and...
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