When we see our relationship with Jesus as transactional, he becomes a magical genie.

I wonder: Do we have the guts to be Christians? I mean real Christians, like the apostles or the martyrs.

An Orthodox theologian says this feast is unremarkable. So, why do we celebrate?

As the Church enters the technological era, the question becomes: To stream or not to stream? 

If one isn’t prepared to become a Christian, it can have life altering consequences, so how do we help someone on their journey into the Church?

A lot of Christians are unhealthy, not living out their lives *as* Christians. What we need is a boost! But how?

The Participatory Liturgy. Oops! As most of you know, I studied Classical and Near-Eastern Archaeology when I was an undergraduate at the U of M.  One of the things archaeologists have to get really good at is reading city plans.

The Transformative Liturgy Oops! When you put a little salt on your food, have you ever wondered if you’re eating Lot’s wife? While that’s probably not a question you would ever seriously consider, the story of Lot’s wife does demonstrate

Perhaps a peculiar aspect of our tradition is the pre-communion prayers. Now, preparation to receive the Body and Blood of Christ is good, but the odd thing is that these prayers ask us to identify with people that we typically despise. 

The Scriptural Liturgy. Oops! If fedoras existed in ancient Israel, the high priest Hilkiah would have worn one long before Indiana Jones did. In the previous weeks, we’ve slowly been moving through the history of ancient Israel: from the Passover