There is an old saying that references the “smells and the bells” as essential components of the act of worship, particularly the celebration of the Eucharist. It is a reference much more applicable to the liturgical traditions that are for the most part long past,... read more
Jesus, and the people with whom he lived and ministered, were very much men and women who had been formed by their faith traditions and practices. Each and every Jew, including Jesus, would begin each day of their lives recalling the presence of God in their midst... read more
The early church struggled with the memory of John the Baptist and with his obvious and important relationship with Jesus. Their struggle was not so much with the relationship between John and Jesus that was familial, they appreciated such basic relationships as both... read more
The early church struggled with the memory of John the Baptist and with his obvious and important relationship with Jesus. Their struggle was not so much with the relationship between John and Jesus that was familial, they appreciated such basic relationships as both... read more
The gospel scene is stark and painful. John the Baptist is sitting in the prison cell of King Herod awaiting his fate. He has no doubt that it will be a fate that will end in death. No one who ends up in the king’s prison cell has any doubt what the end result will... read more
