It could have been because of the novelty of watching a human being soar into the clouds.  I can almost hear Peter say to James and John, “Well … you […]

Come to [Jesus], a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to […]

I have to admit that I don’t particularly like shopping for cars. I’ve always felt that if I didn’t get to the very bottom price, I had left something on […]

As we read through the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4, we might miss how radical Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman really is.  On three […]

As someone who is directionally impaired and constantly lost, I’ve appreciated a story that has been told a number of times and in different variations.  There was a man traveling […]

– District Superintendent, Mike Frese How God encounters us through the reading of scripture and the mediation of the Holy Spirit is always multivalent. We hear different themes, stirrings, understandings […]

Ready or not, here it comes.  Christmas will be here as this week ends.  The same could be said about the various visitors to the manger – ready or not […]

A few months ago, as my daughters were plying me for birthday gift ideas, I suggested that the best present for me would be a simple family picture.  It didn’t […]

The title of this article is somewhat misleading.  I’m not referring to the generalized secular greeting of mirth that is shared during December.  Rather, I mean the season of the […]