I’ve been lingering this morning, candles lit and house dark and silent, on the vocation of worship. I have the privilege of recording a fresh set of stories today for radio and web listeners, and my heart is heavy with the call to worship in
One Unique, Spiral Galaxy. One unique spiral galaxy. A commonplace yellow star. Orbited by 8 planets. On one of those planets, a blue one, a species is increasingly aware of what a remarkably beautiful universe this is. We are asking questions about that universe in
When I was an acolyte as a child in my small United Methodist church in Pennsylvania, I had the privilege of lighting the altar candles that begin the worship service. Our cherubic faces would gleam as our pastor lit the wicks of our acolyte rods
I came across this quote from the late John Wimber, the leader of the Vineyard movement I have been a part of for two decades. I had the privilege of leading worship with John teaching as he neared the end of his life. He remains
I loved Pope John Paul II. In some ways, he remains on my short list of heroes – even with the faults that clearly have implications in the life of any human beings. For this reason, the Vatican’s beatification of Pope John Paul II in
