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What’s in a name?

“Do you know Jesus’ real name?” This was the first question my fellow traveler from Dallas to Columbus asked me on our..

Inferno

Blood runs in the streets. Where shall we place the blame when blood is blood, and death is death? We descend into..

Can Jesus teleport?

Can Jesus teleport? A child asked this at the last church I served. And the response from a nearby pastor was: “Yes. ..

High Angle Portrait of a Cute Asian Baby Feeding from the Breast of Her Mother. Intimate Moment Between New Mother and Infant Showing Motherly Love, Tenderness, and Unconditional Affection.

To mothers

A Mother's Day guest commentary by Sam Codington Mothers, I think, are very much like the Christian image for God. There are..

The storyteller

When I first began preaching, I was terrified of leading the children’s moment. I couldn’t stop thinking of Jesus’ words: “If any..

Family baptism

Having attended a more evangelical seminary, there were lots of different views on the sacrament of baptism floating around. And I was..

Woodwork

It’s about the blood — joining boards at angles, edges are negotiations, prone to pinch, and nails pierce like talking points, splinters..

The kiss

Listen to the author read his poem. So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss...

Polishing the silver

It has become an annual lenten ritual, pulling out rags and the pink paste that smells of wintergreen to polish my baptismal..

The baptismal community

The other day a friend mentioned to me that her family, including a newborn granddaughter, might be looking for a church. That’s..

Graceful preaching

I’ve become a big fan of the concept known as GRACEFUL PREACHING. While this might be a new term for a few..

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