ORTHODOXY AND ORTHOPRAXY

(or “Becoming a friend of God”) In a recent discussion with friends about Christianity and another religious tradition, one of the discussion leaders made a comment about one (Christianity) being more concerned with orthodoxy,…

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HOSPITABLE

Xenophobia is a word commonly used these days to describe fear of someone or some group that is different. Derived from the Greek words “xenos” (stranger) and “phobos” (fear), xenophobia has been linked to…

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One Story at a Time

An historical note to kick things off. A few years ago, I got a call from a man who had gone through a particularly ugly divorce while he attended our church, many years earlier….

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COURAGE TO HOPE

Happy New Year! And I hope that the New Year finds you hopeful. Supply chains being what they are, these days we wait to receive lots of commodities that are stuck on cargo ships…

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