In the hectic whirlwind of August -- for so many with a new school year -- the angst and anger of a world where ordinary life has become

Second-Degree Plant-Slaughter I am a terrible gardener. My two requirements of office plants is that they 1) be able to withstand neglect for long stretches of time, and

The Lost Legends deserves a place on your bookshelf because its stories provide a glimpse of the "real magic" at the heart of human experience.

If you thought the “Worship Wars” were bad, they pale in comparison to the century’s-long theological back-and-forth over which is more spiritual:  unshaven or clean-shaven, beard or no

This post is quite delayed today, mostly because I have run out of words to say about things like this. I am tired of crafting special pastoral prayers

I’ve been rereading Harry Potter this summer. (I reread them every year, though usually in the fall.) One reason I keep coming back every year is that the series is

The phrase “biblical hospitality” gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? Dorothea H. Bertschmann from Durham University writes about ancient Jewish hospitality customs, helping

In our culture, there are many confusing and often contradicting beliefs about what happens at death. I am not talking about beliefs that are the result of false

Mixed-Up Theology and Patriotic Hymns In one of the churches I attended as a young child, we held patriotic services at least once a year. It was the

A few years ago, the late Rachel Held Evans guested on The Liturgists podcast to talk about a rather erudite, heady issue: What is the difference between being