Patrick Clark Newsletter
Note: Many of you will remember hearing Patrick speak at our Annual meeting last Fall. He is involved with a fascinating work in Vienna Austria.... Read More
Five Practical Ways to be a #WeToo Church
It occurred to me this morning that I read a lot of blog posts and articles that would be helpful to others. I tend to... Read More
Priesthood of Believers
I preached a version of this a couple of weeks ago at my wife’s Church, St. Andrews Episcopal. It was well received, and I was... Read More
Abraham Blesses His Neighbors, Part 2 (Genesis 18:16–33)
“If one day God does not punish NYC for its wickedness, he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah” – John E. Herbst. My... Read More
Abraham Blesses His Neighbors, Part 1 (Genesis 14)
What does it look like for God’s people to “be a blessing?” The earliest biblical example is Genesis 14, a passage that introduces us to... Read More
“Be a Blessing:” The Call of Abraham (Genesis 12)
As the new year dawns, many of us think about renewing and enhancing commitments to things that matter to us. I hope that this causes... Read More
The Christmas Message
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” (Isa. 9:2... Read More
Struggling with God’s Calling: Reading Exodus 3–4 in Light of Exodus 1–2
This is the third of three posts about Exodus 3 (and, here, Exodus 4). While I tend to avoid getting into ALL the details of... Read More
Sharing Names: A First Step to a Relationship With God
My last post looked at a couple of the main ideas of Exodus 3, the story of Moses’s “first encounter” with God. I explained there... Read More
Exodus – Intro
I’m going to start this series with a few posts on the theologically most important book of the Old Testament, Exodus. Not only is Exodus... Read More