We live in a culture that teaches us that we’re #Blessed when we’re living our best lives, looking perfect on social media, “getting...

I didn't grow up in the Episcopal Church or in a mainline Protestant congregation. I spent my childhood in a very unique denomination and...

You might think that the collection of Bible readings for the Third Sunday after Epiphany were tailor made for any pastor or priest...

We started out our IHS 2022-2023 program year with so much excitement. The potential for the new ways God was moving in our congregation...

This Sunday's Gospel reading for the sixth Sunday of Easter continues last week’s section of John 14. It continues Jesus’ farewell...

Sometimes its enough to see Jesus: to have him appear in the upper room pronouncing peace, to hear of his resurrection, and to be...

One of God's purposes for us is to give us belonging, to create in himself a place for us to belong and abide with him. Human beings are...

It is incredible to me that we have found our way, so quickly to Lent. It seems to me that just yesterday we were celebrating the...

If you want to live, you have to live for God. All of us want to live well, not just live. I think we can all relate to the idea, or have...

I think baptism is surprising. We've grown so used to the idea of it, but if you really think about the claims we make about baptism, it...

Before I was a pastor, I volunteered as a youth group leader. I loved hanging out with the teenagers. I relished hearing them talk about...

Believe it or not, waiting is good for us. We spend so much of our lives waiting. We put things on our calendar and wait for them to...

“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life”...

Last time on this blog I wrote about whether or not a gaming convention could have anything to do with the Good News of God. Now, let's...

If you've been reading my blog posts or attending church at IHS, then you know our theme this year is Born of Water and Spirit: God's...

This year the feast of St. Francis came and went for us at IHS. In years past, we celebrated with an excited gaggle of animals out on the...

In Jesus’ day, maybe not too dissimilar to today, it made a big difference who you were partying with. Over and over, Jesus gets himself...

At a wedding last weekend, the bride and groom gave every guest lottery tickets for the powerball. We played a fun game, maybe you've...

Have you ever received an extravagant gift? Have you ever given one? Gifts can come in a variety of forms, but a truly extravagant gift...

Many people are familiar with the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth in the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movies. Have...