Category Archives: My Faith

Avoiding Holiday Hype With On-Line Advent Calendars

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. In the Christian church calendar, Advent is the “season” when we get ready for Christmas. In most Christian traditions, Advent has a dual meaning: we remember the first Christmas when Mary, Joseph, the … Continue reading

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A Psalm For Thanksgiving

Psalm 145 Many of my friends have been writing “gratitude” posts on Facebook, Twitter or their blogs throughout the month of November. While I have not been that public with my thankfulness, I have been focusing more on giving thanks … Continue reading

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Veteran’s Day Prayers

Prayers For Those Who Serve In my career as an attorney, I’ve had several opportunities to work on veteran’s issues. Each time, I was saddened to see how we don’t always keep our promises to take care of those who … Continue reading

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All Hallow’s Eve Book Reviews

Book Reviews: Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber The Race Before Us by Bruce Matson On the church calendar, Halloween is called All Hallow’s Eve, and the day after Halloween is celebrated as All Saints Day. In the Episcopalian church, the term “saint” is … Continue reading

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Forgive Us Our Debts

There are many different translations of the Bible, and sometimes the Bible contains different versions of the same story, parable, or prayer. One prayer that I’ve used different words for is the Lord’s Prayer. While the overall themes of the different versions … Continue reading

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