Category Archives: Christians & Society

“To pray is to walk in the full light of God, and to say simply, without holding back, ‘I am human, and you are God.’ At that moment conversion occurs, the…

I was rector of a small church in Somerset, Pennsylvania when 9/11 took place. It is one of the last places in the United States where one would think a terrorist…

Bishop Mark’s wonderful treatment of the difficult passage from 1 Peter 2:13-25 in last week’s Sunday homily stuck with me this week as we all continue to seek God’s will…

Beloved Christ Church Anglican, The year is 1939. Rumblings of war are shaking the earth for the second time in the 20th century, and the congregation is gathered at an…

In 1527, a plague reached the German University town of Wittenberg, where Martin Luther served as Pastor and Professor. Students were made to go home and quarantined there, while Luther…