My father Sam said, “We’ll get a picnic on the way.” I was around seven. My half-brother Joel about five years older.  Joel and I jammed our cane poles and… read more

October 1. World Communion Sunday. It's tempting to speak thematically, although for me, the discipline of accountability to a text presses me toward better preaching than vaguely … read more

GRAFTON, Mass. (RNS) — Bread tells a story of death and resurrection. It is at the heart of Christian tradition — the staple of the meal eaten to remember Jesus’ … read more

Ledell Lee ate his last meal on April 20. Officials of the Arkansas Department of Corrections executed him by lethal injection at 11:44 that same evening. The last meal is a… read more

One guy in the retirees’ Sunday school class was a know-it-all. He was excellent at shutting down discussions with his theological pronouncements. He would hold court about… read more

I have a sense of my first Maundy Thursday service, but I can’t quite place where it falls in my history. I was not a child, but not yet fully grown. Perhaps it was high… read more