There is an old legend, an old story that has stood with me for quite some time.  I find it wonderful, and if told in person, it can be rather fun to hear or seen acted out.  It involves rabbis,...

Sunrise Service at Narberth Presbyterian Church The High Holy Day This past Sunday was Easter Sunday, the flagship holy day of Christianity.  More than Christmas, this day has been celebrated with resolute piety for thousands of years.  The Christmas story,...

I rather enjoy Lent.  Well, enjoy might not be the right word, but I find it a uniquely humbling and reflective time of the ecclesial calendar. The season of Lent is designed to emulate Jesus’ 40 days in the desert...

Both of my parents were educators.  Well, you could say that they still are educators to my brother and I, because we are still learning from them about how to live and be in the world.  They are saints in...

This past Thursday, I sat down and helped moderate a discussion about clergy self-care with other youth pastors/workers in the Philadelphia area.  Since this is a topic that means very much to me, I was ready with quotes and references,...

For about 6 months now I have been absolutely enjoying Jesuit spirituality.  It has broadened my horizons and pushed me into new territory the longer I study it. What is Jesuit spirituality, you ask?  It is an approach to Christian...

Jesus reveals to us God, but also reveals to us Humanity. There you go.  If you get that sentence, then you get the rest of what I am about to say.  Feel free to stop reading, or, feel free to...

So, if you have been around me at all in the past year or so you have probably heard me reference the Enneagram.  The Enneagram is an alternative personality model that I believe is better than Myers Briggs or the...

Karl Barth, possibly the best systematic theologian of the modern era, once remarked that he was embarrassed that anyone would try to be “Barthian.”  He commented that any theology that is not ultimately a theology of freedom, is a poor...

If you were to spend any amount of time around me, you will find that there are a few names that keep popping up… (more…)