St. Matthew tells us that after worshipping the Christ Child in Bethlehem, the Wise Men "departed to their own country by another way." (Matthew 2:12 RSV) ...Keep Reading

Three weeks ago, David Rosenblum and I piled a bunch of teenage boys in a van and drove to Mobile Alabama. ...Keep Reading

In London during World War II, in the aftermath of a German bombing raid on Christmas Eve, a congregation gathered at their church only to discover it had been destroyed. They cleared away enough of the rubble to find a few pews and the altar and began to celebrate the birth of Jesus. During the worship service, someone picked up a broken board and, using a piece of charred wood, wrote on it these words: “Blasted but still blessed!” ...Keep Reading

What is Christmas all about, really? Most Christians will answer Christmas is about the birth of Jesus. You know what? This is true. Yet, let us ponder deeply what the birth of Christ reveals about the character of God....Keep Reading

Last night I concluded a six-week series on The Life & Work of C.S. Lewis: The Magic Never Ends! It was immensely rewarding. ...Keep Reading

Jordan Ross and I returned to the Cross Schools Campus two days ago to make another video marking the progress of the construction projects among the goals of The Present for The Future....Keep Reading

Operation Christmas Child collects shoeboxes filled with gifts and delivers them to children in need around the world. ...Keep Reading

This year’s Operation Christmas Child was a terrific success! Our goal was for our parish to collect eight hundred boxes, ...Keep Reading

Eighteen months ago, in a hospital outside of Columbia I made a promise to a young girl. She had survived a hit-n-run accident that killed her best friend. ...Keep Reading

Cutting Evil’s Root . . . that is the title of my sermon given in advance of sending 2018 stewardship packets to our active members....Keep Reading