Question: What Must I Do to Be Saved? Answer: 42

Last Sunday, I had the chance again to preach at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church here in Lubbock, TX. If you’d like to watch my sermon, then you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Apvh2WqW9zM?si=VNlagRrBDkhYkJ2m. While the whole service is great, the sermon start around the 23-minute mark and ends around the 40-minute mark. If you, like me, Read More …

Sin, the Examen, and Daring Greatly

Sin, the Examen, and Daring Greatly Sin is a difficult topic to consider. Interestingly, sin is something that every person thinks about – at least from time to time – but no one really likes others to talk about. Sin may have an aspect of willful rebellion, but it also can simply mean a mistake, Read More …

The Difference of Christianity

Let me start off by saying, “I love religion.” I love to think about religion, talk about it, study it, and write about it. Also, I think the variety of religion in the world is beautiful and wonderful. Such diversity and wonder… I could sit and talk for hours (and I have) with individual persons Read More …

Sin…or maybe not.

 Today is Ash Wednesday, which begins the season of Lent. Lent is a traditional season on the Christian calendar which focuses on confession, fasting, and repentance for forty days leading up to Easter, the celebration of Christ’s resurrection over death. In most Christian churches, today the priest will make a cross of ashes on the Read More …