• Let’s Talk about Covenants

    A friend recently posed a good question that went something like this: “It seems like we keep some laws from the Old Testament, but not others. How do we know what to keep?” While this weighty question extends far beyond a discussion of covenants, I did start thinking about the various covenants in the Old…

  • 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…