Today, Joanna has graciously gifted InReach the opportunity to share a moment that will help prepare all if us for the future of our...

You have cicadas. They come every seventeen years and are expected late this week. Where I used to live before I moved here, we have...

It’s spring, and I love the flowers blooming all over town, and especially in my yard. The trouble is, I hate gardening. I resist...

St. Augustine wrote, “We are Easter people, and Alleluia is our song.” The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead has been central in...

It is spring, and a time of spiritual transition as we move into Palm Sunday this Sunday, through Holy Week and to the great Queen of...

During World War II, when my parents were dating, my father heard a rumor that he and his troop were going to be transferred, secretly,...

Way back in the old days, when kids got to junior high school, the boys took woodworking class and the girls went to home economics...

This is what the coronavirus does to my plans. You may have heard that we are adding a worship service. Yes, we made that announcement a...

One of traditional China’s most famous painters was named Ma Yuan, but he was jokingly nicknamed “One Corner Ma” by his...

It has been nearly a year since we have been able to gather in person for worship. Last year, Lenten self-denial suddenly had a whole...

“…And so they plundered the Egyptians.” Exodus 12:36 Just before the Israelites left Egypt, they asked the Egyptians for gold and silver...

Yes, we are getting weary of this pandemic. I think that most of us think about what we’ve lost during this past year: personal contact,...

From a church bulletin: “Our annual inter-parish basketball tournament begins next Wednesday. Come and watch us KILL Christ the King!”...

Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? "Are we there yet?” I can’t help thinking that the question, so familiar to family...

“And you know the way to the place where I am going.” “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” “I am the...

We are saying goodbye (“good riddance”) to the year 2020 and about to enter 2021, with a ton of trepidation and a ton of hope. Some of us...

The year is 1944, and the new holiday movie is Meet Me in St. Louis starring Judy Garland. On Christmas Eve in the film, Judy Garland’s...

Christmas comes to us with all the subtlety of a freight train—and like a freight train, our Christmases have it all. There is the...

What is St. Barnabas doing on Christmas Eve? That’s a complicated question! Generally, the planning for Christmas Eve takes on a rather...