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As our diocese approached Lent this year I spent much time worrying about how it was going to go. We gathered resources for parishes, prepared …

There are many key verses in the Bible. With the possible exception of John 3:16, no Bible verse is more crucial than Genesis 3:15. Please …

The hardest part of my struggles with anxiety was learning how to live with it. My therapist used to regularly remind me that my surges …

My grandfather died when I was twelve. He was my father’s father, and he and my grandmother lived with us because my dad was their …

Jesus’ many pronouncements, on the Kingdom of God, recorded in all the Gospels (related as the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew) are a principal theme …

Recently I came across some information about a legacy donor from seventy odd years ago—one that piqued my curiosity. Fortunately, Dr. Melvin Baker, retired historian …

Some of my clearest memories of childhood are around attending Church. Whenever a service was offered—Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Holy Communion—we were there. Of those …

Where does motivation come from? Are motivation and inspiration the same thing? How do we get it? Does it just happen to us when we …

February is the beginning of Lent. The tradition in my family and many Christian families is to give up something for Lent. As a teenager, …

For the last month or so, I have been working on revising the old planned giving brochure, which was called “Introduction to Planned Giving.” That …