Author Archives: Alex Grudem

Do you know it takes a village to make our Sunday Worship services happen (in addition to clergy and staff, who prepare the sermons, the bulletins, the Scripture readings, and…

“Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit.” Luke 23:46 My oft-referenced favored preacher, Fleming Rutledge, tells a story of a professor she greatly admired. This man, a theologian, lost…

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your…

If you have been worshipping at Christ Church (or another Anglican church) for any length of time, you have noticed our repeated use of the word “collect” (pronounced KOL-ekt). At…

Nearly every week, I listen to a podcast called “Same Old Song” that features two Episcopal priests talking about the upcoming Sunday’s lectionary readings. Fr. Jake and Fr. Aaron are…