discipleship

In this space between Christmastide and the Baptism of our Lord, it is good to recall that God became man, and not for a moment, playing with human likeness and then giving it up for better things. This is a God who goes to the place of wielded swords and worse. And the child hums in the stable, "become like me."

Good artists often have a way of reimagining reality for us. Great artists, especially those who work with religious subjects, not only have a...

Like so many other households, my family spent most of our early August nights watching the Olympics. Ritual pervades every aspect of my life,...

“They’ve been moving on and on. Getting further apart. They’re so far off by now that they could never think of coming to the...

“You’re making that up,” I said. No, my wife responded, “I do know a family who changed churches primarily because of pew cushions.” When...

As each calendar year begins again my mind is often drawn to a Radiohead song: “Fitter happier, more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much,...

By Leander S. Harding I have been led by a convergence of prayer and reflection on the challenge of Christian mission to the study of Mariology....

By Bryan Owen I had the good fortune of growing up next door to my grandmother. Her name was Lily Pearle. Does it get any more...

By Jonathan Turtle The Diocese of Toronto took its theme for synod this year from the Gospel According to St. John: “Cast the net” (21:6)....

By Charlie Clauss At the 1991 Annual Christian Renewal Conference in Colorado, John Rogers spoke about his time participating in Episcopal — Lutheran dialogue. With...