Let the words from the prophet Zechariah reach you on this significant Palm Sunday, April 5th. In his ancient text nestled toward the end of the Old Testament, this postexilic minor prophet writes, “Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious yet he is humble,...

With the number of closings and restrictions coming to us from the CDC and our governor, we are all grieving these days. One area in our lives that can experience growth not grief is our spiritual lives through a practice of spiritual discipline. We can actually gain understanding, connection, wisdom...

    God didn’t cause the Coronavirus to punish us. God isn’t distant (or even absent) during this pandemic. God is however, at work. While I cannot speak for God, I do wonder what God is creating, or, perhaps more specifically, what God is creating and reimagining through us during...

We still pound nails into the cross of Jesus. By we, I mean us… all of us. Each time each of us does some heart-stopping act, from a sharp insult to something far worse, we drive those nails into Jesus’ hands and feet even further. And I am talking about...

Cold. Unfriendly. Maybe even unwelcome. That’s what newcomers to your church may likely feel when they enter your service for the first time. I know this because it’s just happened to me—twice. Poor from my final semester in the doctoral program at Lancaster Theological Seminary, plus the fact that my...

“Will, I know I shouldn’t say this because I’m going to sound silly here, maybe even petty, but…” I have heard many sentences start this way. They should stop. Instead of stopping however, the person speaking goes right on with a petty grievance, an unhealthy comment, a snarky zinger, a...

Dreary days. Cold weather. Very little time outdoors. The sighs we share over the joys of summer aren’t just a distant memory. For many of us, they have all been forgotten. You all know someone who struggles with winter, especially late winter. That someone may be you. Even if you’re...

Some say love is messy. Unpredictable. Slippery. A bazillion songs have been written on it including some that say that love makes fools of us. In fact, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle penned one song that became a 1984 Tina Turner hit that holds these lyrics. “What’s love got to...

Welcome questions. If the questions are theological, don’t just welcome them, embrace them. Now hold on, I get that sometimes we brush up against uncomfortable places when we talk about God “and all of that.” Sometimes we dance—or stumble—into awkward, ignorant pauses. Sometimes we feel inadequate, even challenged. But isn’t...

An alto in our choir works in the big leagues at a nearby university. This alto has shared that the campus has made it clear that no one is to call freshmen by that title. They are now to be addressed as first years. Why? The name ‘men’ is offensive...