I love the gospels’ regular use of seeds as metaphors because so much of our faith life is all about acting on belief alone, hoping that one day...

The United Free Lutheran Church invites all 7th-12th grade youth to our annual Underground Church event. The event focuses on both the persecuted church and Christian...

A little imagination theater … confirmation style.“Pastor, is it OK to hate certain people?” a struggling confirmation student asks. “That’s a...

My heavens, what a difficult couple of weeks it’s been. Amen?The Charlie Kirk assassination dropped a match into what was already a box of...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksA cautionary tale for our time …This week, I arrived early to a coffee shop for a meeting. Already coming from another...

I think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs.The...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksWhile the names of the schools or churches or entertainment venues change, it's inevitable that our news feeds annually...

As I slowly cruised the lakeshore, a tradition I do before heading to my favorite fishing spot on the lake, this past week, I was startled to see...

This past week I celebrated my first anniversary as CEO of a large, faith-based mission that operates an emergency shelter, food pantry and supportive housing apartments in...

A devotion by a favorite author that I religiously read daily jarred me to an awakening earlier this week.It reminded me that often when we are...

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronSunday, August 3: 10:30 a.m. MassThursday, August 7: 6 p.m. Daily Mass GREENBUSHBlessed Sacrament CatholicFather George...

But because of his inspiration, I share …First, they came for those whom they deemed “illegals.” And I protested but a little, but not loudly. …...

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronSunday, August 3: 10:30 a.m. MassThursday, August 7: 6 p.m. Daily Mass GREENBUSHBlessed Sacrament CatholicFather George...

The other night I was fortunate to sit in on a band jam as it practiced for an upcoming event at a local church.My friend, Todd, invited me as he...

The other day I stopped by our tax guy’s office, and not surprisingly a Bible study discussion broke out.This isn’t the opening line to a bad joke I’m workshopping for my...