I like to play golf. I like the challenges of trying to coerce a small round object into proceeding forward to a final destination. And,...

I have a gym membership. I meet a pastor friend twice a week and work out just hard enough to feel good. But that’s another story. On...

“Totally out of control,” I said to my supervisor when she asked me, “How’s it going?” Then I asked her the same question. “Kind of the...

Thank you to all who made our Easter celebration such a joyous event! Did you know that in the Church calendar Easter is not a day, not a...

Sue and I were riding in a golf cart at the Dunes of Maui Lani golf course. As we approached the tee box at the 6th hole we saw this...

Everybody got that? Beginning this Sunday, worship starts at 9:30. But how to get ready for Easter Sunday? In some ways, this is a hard...

This morning I opened my email feed and found a page from Diana Butler Bass, a blogger whose meditations I’ve come to admire more and...

An exciting change is coming to St. Stephen’s! On Easter Sunday three Christian congregations will be in our building celebrating the...

If I’m paying attention, I sometimes find images in the world around me that remind me of our congregation and its ministries. This...

This week I want to pass on a piece by Tish Harrison Warren of the New York Times on how people around the country are praying for...