Knowledge is power, according to Francis Bacon. This phrase is chiseled into the lintels of many a school to confirm that the pursuit of knowledge is worthwhile. Too often, however, we equate knowledge with the random acquisition of facts and figures.

All excuses aside, life is an endless series of interruptions that are overcome only by the final interruption of our demise. If you’re not being interrupted, you’re not living.

The authority to set limits, and to break them, is God’s alone. Jesus reveals his divine nature at the fracture point of transcending the established limits of sin and death. To live under God’s authority is the only way to move forward to a life without limits—or, as we say, a world without end.

The sower sows the seed. But the seed becomes grain by mysterious means. The sower can’t take credit for what happens once the seed pushes its first sprout into the soil. That’s the work of the seed’s Creator. And it merits praise

Jesus asks us to celebrate this covenant supper with him. It reminds us that his life and ours are one life. This ritual keeps the whole church united with Christ until Kingdom Come.

Trinity Sunday, for better or for worse, is the celebration of an idea: that God is not just the Creator who kick-started the universe and then retired. That God is also the redeemer who came to share our mortal life and rescued us from sin and death. That God is also the guiding Spirit who remains with us always.

Weather reports are notoriously unreliable. When it comes to the feast of Pentecost, however, we know just what to expect. A strong driving wind and an excellent probability of fire! At least, that’s what happened on the original Pentecost.

"The people of God walk in history.” This might be an obvious idea, except that the world of religion is often viewed hermetically, as if it existed apart from real life.

The thing we often overlook in the harrowing, dreadful story of Judas is that he didn’t just betray Jesus. He betrayed 11 of his other friends too.

Today is Mother’s Day. An appropriate day to consider the ultimate possibilities of love. Through the centuries, women take the risk of love to bring children into the world.