The scriptures this morning have the theme of sight and blindness – what it really means “to see,” and “to be blind.”

Because the way we see, and the way God sees, can be two very different ways.

We tend to focus on outward appearances, on surface, superficial aspects.
We “judge by appearances.”

God sees...

She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done!”

Such was the exuberant response of the nameless woman at the well, after talking with Jesus.
Such an impression Jesus made on this woman, that she could do nothing but drop everything, leaving behind even her water jar, and rush back to the city to...

In the sport of downhill ski racing, a race is often won by only a few hundredths of a second!
So the difference between winning an Olympic gold medal in downhill ski racing, and not even medaling at all and coming in 4th, is often just a few hundredths of a second!

So, what advantage does the winner have over the other skiers?
What makes the...

The Olympic competitions in Sochi, with which we’ve been recently preoccupied these past two weeks, have made me think of this whole idea of the athletes striving to “be the best”, this yearning for “perfection”, this training so hard, and making so many personal and family sacrifices, all for achieving perfection...

By now, we’ve likely had our fill of winter, and with it, the familiar sight of salt on our roads and sidewalks.

Bits of salt melting tiny holes in the hard-packed ice on the sidewalk.

Salt spread widely on our roads, turning snow and ice into a slushy, mushy mess.

Grains of white salt on our carpets, tracked in on our boots, making a mess...

There’s been an Associated Press photo circulating on Twitter this past week, coming out of Ukraine –

…And we know the tensions, violence and riots that have been going on there for the past while between protestors and the police.

An Associated Press journalist right in the middle of it all, managed to take a photo from...

Lent this year begins on Wednesday March 5, and stretches for six weeks, ending with Holy Week and Easter on Sunday April 20th. This year, we’ll be gathering on Wednesdays in Room 102 for soup, and for special music, and Holden Evening Prayer in the chapel. Within that prayer, Pr. Katherine and I will also be offering reflections on...

Claimed and Named: Walking on the Baptismal Road

Today in our gospel reading from John, we hear John the Baptist re-telling the story of Jesus’ baptism. John tells a slightly different story around this event than do the other gospel accounts, but John’s gospel carries on our theme for Epiphany – that of Jesus’ baptism...

“Downton Abbey.”
How many of you are following this hit TV series on PBS?
I’m a recent convert.

There was something in the opening episode of Season Four that caught my attention.
I was struck by how a problem between two characters was resolved.

Mr. Carson, the head butler at Downton Abbey, and Charlie Grigg, a stage...

In all of the Christmas story, angels figure prominently.

And we’re not talking about “Hallmark” angels – you know, the beatific, cute cherubs with halos and wings and white flowing gowns that were all the rage some years ago.

The word “angel” from the Greek, means basically: “messenger of God”,...