• Thoughts on the word “Eucharist”

    Communion…The Lord’s Supper…The Breaking of Bread…The Blessed Sacrament… The Eucharist. So many terms for the same celebration! I grew up in a Protestant Christian home. We usually referred to the Lord’s Supper as “Communion.” I appreciate that term, as it brings to mind the act of partaking in the Lord’s Supper with the community of…

  • Job, Jesus, and the Mighty Fringe

    “THAT’S NOT FAIR! I didn’t do anything wrong!” I suspect that most of us have uttered that phrase to a parent, a teacher, or some other authority figure at some point in our lives. Undeserved suffering has affected all of us, and can really challenge our faith. The entire story of Job is based on…

  • Let go of everything that doesn’t serve…whom?

    Between my own personal reading and various book clubs, I’ve read a LOT of personal growth or “self help” books. I can’t tell you how many times in those books I’ve been told to “let go of everything that doesn’t serve you.” At first, I understood the sentiment. I mean after all, it IS a…

  • Why I Do Practice Yoga, But Don’t Say “Namaste”, And Why Yoga May Not Be For Every Christian

    Yoga is one of those things that can really divide the Christian community.  One contingent says “it’s just stretching, it can’t be harmful”.  Another contingent says “it’s part of Eastern Mysticism, Hinduism, New Ageism (or some other ‘ism’ that definitely isn’t Christian)”.  My fence-sitting view is that both are right, or can be right, and…